Burning plastic waste releases harmful chemicals into the air, including dioxins, furans and mercury, many of which are known carcinogens. That’s why, in some respects, incinerating plastic is thought ...

Researchers developed a floating drone with a cutting-edge tooth design that captures stubborn microplastics from water.

Researchers from Tel Aviv University found that marine creatures like ascidians can change the composition of microplastics, ...

Funding for much of the work of monitoring pollutants on the U.S. side of the border comes from the Great Lakes Restoration ...

Authors of the new plastic waste report, echoing the first-year report, said after the plastic reduction law roughly 16.5 ...

We live in a synthetic society. Our garments, ​​suspended in closets and woven with a blend of nylon and polyester, are ...

Real-time imaging shows how plastic-stuffed cells form clumps that affect mouse movement.

The research highlights how filter feeders alter the behavior and composition of microplastics, creating unforeseen risks.

The devastating fires in Los Angeles have numerous secondary effects as scientists are finding out now off the coast of ...

Before It’s Gone Arctic Research Expedition founder Felicity Aston and her team gather critical polar data before the sea ice ...

A MOTHER FINDS IT USEFUL sometimes to step outside her life so that she can look back in. To see her home and the things ...

Plastic pollution is one of the most looming environmental crises in the world Be it in the ocean in landfills or even in the air one breathes plastic waste floats flies or moves along winds and river ...