Sunlight hits tiny particles of plastic floating in a clear water solution. Slowly, they begin to disappear, leaving behind a ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...

The research team used a 'new chemical strategy' to create plastic that would degrade naturally.

The breakthrough offers a promising new approach to reducing plastic pollution through photocatalysis, a metabolic pathway ...

Tests in Germany show children and teens are contaminated with banned plasticizers. The use of certain plasticizers has been banned or severely restricted in places like the EU, US, Canada and Japan, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Plastic trash is a problem. In the USA, each person produces an average of 100kg of plastic waste per year. Single-use plastics like drink ...