Thousands of tons of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths. Most chewing gum ...

Northwestern University researchers have unveiled a groundbreaking method for plastic recycling that promises to ...

This is where the team's expertise in chemistry comes into play. With the idea in hand, the team had to test their concept.

A UTA study reveals high levels of microplastics in bird lungs, highlighting concerns about the pollution humans breathe ...

Plastics, which are polymeric materials composed of long chains of small molecules called monomers, are widely used in ...

Researchers found microscopic plastic particles in bird lungs, raising concerns about air pollution and human health.

Atop the proposals to remediate ocean pollution, the researchers recommend: banning coal combustion and the production of single-use plastics, controlling coastal pollution, and expanding marine ...

Across islands, plastic pollution is choking marine life, infiltrating food systems and threatening economies reliant on tourism and fishing. With over 400 million tons of plastic produced ...

"They help us understand the state of the environment and make informed decisions about conservation and pollution ... rubber, a synthetic material in tires. While no official "safe" level of ...

"Rubber is not the product at issue in the ... accountable for its role in actively creating and exacerbating the plastic pollution crisis through its campaign of deception," he said.

In a world that relies on plastic, the time it takes to break down is a major problem. But scientists at the University of Hawaii have found a possible solution - marine fungi. Plastic is the ...