A group of scientists in Japan has created a new form of plastic that combines the strength required for everyday use with ...

Plastics are durable and strong, which is great while they’re being used but frustrating when they end up in the environment.

Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said on Tuesday, also warning ...

Around the world, plastics find their way into farm fields. Climate change makes agricultural plastic, already a necessity ...

Where do all these miniscule shards of plastic come from? Larger plastic containers from laundry detergents, water bottles, and even yogurt containers that end up in the ocean are broken down by UV ...

we know that microplastics will be released from the plastic material,” Jones, also founder and CEO of the marine conservation charity Just One Ocean, added. “We inhale, ingest and drink ...

Penn State scientists found microplastics dating back to the 1950s buried in the sediments of a river, two creeks and a lake.

Denis J. Murphy does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...

Microplastics could have carcinogenic and harmful effects on essential biological processes. Taking steps to avoid these ...

Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said on Tuesday, also warning ...