MICROPLASTICS — plastic particles ranging in size from large grains of sand to particles small enough to become airborne or ...

Discover the potential link between your child's health and one everyday microwave routine you thought was harmless.

"So it's going to be a hard no and a pass for me." She explains that polyester is engineered synthetically and releases chemicals and microplastics. "These are things I want to be extremely mindful of ...

In a huge step in the fight against microplastics, researchers have created a new plastic that breaks down in seawater. It ...

Research conducted over seven years has shown that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is accumulating more plastic waste from ...

Along with orange peels and eggshells, people are tossing cling wrap, foam trays and other plastic food packaging into their ...

A three-year E.U.-funded trial will attempt to reduce marine plastics through a circular fishing gear program. The Searcular ...

Journals this month looked at “fabulous but forgotten” ecosystems, hungry monkeys, lead-poisoned birds, and more — including a focus on microplastics.

Using nuclear and nuclear-derived techniques, the IAEA was able to detect microplastics at smaller sizes than previously measurable using conventional methods. “We have started a scientific campaign ...

Have scientists solved the plastic pollution crisis? A team has created a plastic that's as strong as conventional materials but dissolves completely in seawater.

LANSING – Student researchers from Michigan State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison are among the five winners of an Environmental Protection Agency national contest for innovations ...

The most elegant solutions are sometimes the simplest, like using one waste product to eliminate another. By combining spent ...