Ahead of urgent United Nations talks on reducing plastic pollution, new research holds a workout on a synthetic carpet could ...

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

Matereal co-founder Jacqueline Ros Amable is working to decarbonize the plastic supply chain by tapping into biobased ...

By Sharon Guynup Bottlenose dolphins leapt and torpedoed through the shallow turquoise waters off Florida’s Sarasota Bay.

While photos of littered beaches and floating garbage patches are unsettling, perhaps the most problematic plastic is barely ...

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

Indian researchers have discovered microplastics in Adelie penguins from Antarctica's Svenner Islands. The study, conducted ...

Microplastics, phthalates, BPA and PFAS are all around us. What to know about these potentially toxic substances, how they ...

Microplastics in the atmosphere may be altering weather and climate by facilitating ice formation in clouds. Penn State ...

Microplastics are found in clouds - and can change the way they work (Getty) Microplastics have already been found in the ...

Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) have developed a new durable plastic ...