Australian scientists manage to break down 90% of styrofoam polystyrene plastics in 30 minutes using violet light, air, and ...

Food in containers made of the white plastic foam can no longer be given to diners who eat in, take leftovers or pick up takeout orders.

Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 ...

In the oceans, the most widespread type of plastic pollution may be the kind you can’t see. A new study published Wednesday ...

Plastic manufacturers are pushing to have their products counted as compost. Composters and farmers are trying to stop them.

Plastic waste pollutes oceans across all regions of the world. Marine animals may become entangled in larger plastic debris ...

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Plastic pollution poses a severe health crisis, infiltrating bodies with harmful chemicals, urging immediate action for ...

Kekulé, born in Darmstadt and trained first as an architect, had already shaken chemistry by insisting carbon forms four ...

Scientists found microplastics in fluids around human eggs and sperm. Plastics from cookware and packaging affect human ...

Motes of plastic less than a micrometer across could outnumber larger fragments and particles floating through the oceans to ...

Research on microplastic removal technologies highlights the potential of natural extracts and engineered systems to tackle ...