Plastic waste is a huge problem, with bags and packaging a major culprit. A Bay Area startup has figured out a way to replace ...

What if plastics could self-destruct when their time as a useful product ends? Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are ...

ALARMING” levels of tiny microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs), linked to dementia, are being found in human brain tissue, a ...

A U.K. startup, originating from founder Jacob Nathan's high school science project on using enzymes to break down plastic ...

A UTA study reveals high levels of microplastics in bird lungs, highlighting concerns about the pollution humans breathe ...

Researchers found microscopic plastic particles in bird lungs, raising concerns about air pollution and human health.

In a study published in the journal Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, researchers in the Faculty of Arts & Science’s ...

The US government is eschewing paper straws and going back to plastic. So why are the plastic variety restricted in many countries around the world in the first place?

Plastic pollution, often referred to as white pollution” due to the widespread use of single-use plastics, represents a ...

The United Nations Environment Programme says talks will resume in August this year to put together a draft for the first-ever international treaty aimed at reducing plastic pollution.

TWICE a day, sirens sound at Cambodia's Chip Mong Insee cement kiln, warning that limestone will soon be blasted from the ...

Writing in the journal Brain Medicine, experts said that avoiding all exposure is likely to be impossible, but steps could be ...