With microplastics and nanoplastics present all over the globe, Northeast Ohio researchers overview human and animal studies ...

In reworking the connections within plastic materials, researchers are studying how plant-based compounds could eventually ...

Plastic waste is shifting from environmental burden to a strategic resource as advanced materials turn industrial waste into ...

How did plastic become so pervasive? How does it endanger our health? And how do we fix this crisis? Hear from Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastics.

Plastic pollution is everywhere—including where you would least expect it, especially when it's in tiny particle form. Today, ...

The plastic bottle you just tossed in the recycling bin could provide structural support for your future house. MIT engineers ...

Plastics are durable and strong, which is great while they’re being used but frustrating when they end up in the environment. Scientists at RIKEN in Japan have developed a new type of plastic that’s ...

Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region in Southern Australia is experiencing a nine-month toxic algae bloom that ...

Scientists are finding new ways to replace expensive, scarce platinum catalysts with something far more abundant: tungsten ...