Plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental challenges of our time, but researchers at Northwestern University may have found a new solution. Their newly developed method can break down ...

Tiny insects may someday be enlisted to break down plastic in landfills. — -- Since plastic was invented, figuring out how to get rid of the stuff quickly without harming the environment has been ...

Recent scientific breakthroughs have unveiled the potential of certain worm species in tackling the global plastic pollution problem. These “hungry worms”, including moth larvae and superworms, have ...

In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It’s now about 400 million tons – an increase of nearly 20,000%. As a material, it has seemingly limitless potential. Plastic is ...

Every one of us creates huge amounts of plastic waste. Whether from soda bottles, water bottles, or milk jugs, plastic bottles account for a huge amount of household waste. However, you needn't ...

People walking the streets of downtown Petaluma, California, started seeing something new on the sidewalks in summer. Alongside the usual trash cans and recycling containers were large purple bins ...

Community-led research from UCSB’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory spans three years, four continents and eight countries to reveal the scale of river plastic waste and offer solutions to stop it at ...

Plastic is one of humanity's most useful inventions... and one of its most persistent problems. Plastic has become so ingrained in modern life that it's easy to forget how long it lingers once tossed ...

The “Paris agreement for plastic” was set to be finalised at the end of this week. But after a week and a half of intense discussions in Geneva, Switzerland, where negotiators from 180 countries are ...

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave talk about a comet visiting from interstellar space, caterpillars that eat and break down plastic, and how animals' sense of smell varies by altitude.

Plastic storage poses a risk of leaking microplastics into edible items when frozen or microwaved. Here's how you can reduce your exposure. Taylor Leamey wrote about all things wellness for CNET, ...