'My hope is that chemists are busily working on alternative molecules that will do what plastics can do, but won't break down ...

Plastic is everywhere in modern society. While it has paved the way for enormous progress, the pollution it leaves behind is now creating major challenges.

Plastic pollution is one of those problems everyone can see, yet few know how to tackle it effectively. I grew up walking the ...

Plastic pollution could double its harm to human health in the coming decades if current production trends continue, ...

UC Santa Barbara researchers and their colleagues estimate that without intervention, plastic pollution is on track to double by 2050. But in a study published in the journal Science, these same ...

With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and ...

Environmental ministers from 95 countries have called for a global treaty to address the planet's plastic pollution problem. As Agence France-Presse reported, and Phys.org shared, the ministers agreed ...

Nick Beckage, a graduate researcher, Davin Louangaphay, a research assistant, and Philippe Amstislavski, a professor of health sciences, stand among spruce trees on the University of Alaska Anchorage ...

Chemical engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo are taking on the pressing environmental problem by using ...

A new research perspective highlights bamboo as a promising and sustainable alternative to traditional plastic materials, offering fresh hope in tackling one of the most pressing environmental issues ...

Sir: For more than half a century, June 5th has marked World Environment Day (WED). This initiative by the United Nations, in collaboration with key stakeholders, aims at spotlighting critical ...

A team of researchers has demonstrated a cutting-edge plant-based plastic bag that can dissolve in water without producing ...