That's a big deal because, right now, the ocean is full of plastic trash. From food wrappers and discarded fishing gear, to ...

A new durable, biodegradable plastic breaks down in seawater, offering a potential solution to microplastic pollution. This ...

本研究有助于青藏高原农田生态系统的可持续管理和高质利用，研究结果以“Occurrence characteristics and ecological impact of agricultural soil microplastics in the ...

Biodegradable plastic from RIKEN dissolves in seawater, tackling ocean pollution and supporting sustainability.

Tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and ...

How these tiny particles may harm our health is unclear, but scientists are alarmed by what they are finding so far ...

Algenesis submerged shoes made with its biodegradable polyurethane foam in the Pacific Ocean to demonstrate their ...

Lead exposure poses a more immediate and well-documented threat to human health compared to microplastics. In children, it ...

Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tons of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, ...

It's no secret: when we savor a delicious piece of fish or a platter of seafood, we're not just consuming valuable omega-3s ...

Both microplastics and the endocrine-disrupting chemicals known as PFAS are now ubiquitous: detected in soil, water and in ...

Each year millions of tonnes of plastic ends up in the sea, scientists in Japan say they have developed a new version of the material that will fully dissolve in salt water.