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

Microplastics are everywhere. In our water. Showing up in our food. Research has revealed we consume a credit card’s worth of ...

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

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

Following 257 patients for 34 months, the researchers found nearly 60 percent of them had measurable amounts of polyethylene ...

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

Microplastics cause clouds to form in places where they wouldn't otherwise, which is likely to have knock-on effects on the ...

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

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

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

Litigation related to plastics and microplastic pollution is on the rise. Plaintiffs have brought claims under numerous ...