Picture a pile of trash the size of Manhattan and taller than one and a half Empire State Buildings. That’s how much plastic ...

Plastic waste poses an urgent problem for the planet's ecosystems, especially in waterways. Millions of tons of plastic waste enter Earth's oceans every year, and plastic has been found in every part ...

Microplastics, tiny fragments of plastic less than five millimeters in size, have infiltrated nearly every corner of our environment—and our bodies. According to researchers, these particles can now ...

You may have heard that recycling plastic grocery bags can jam up machinery, but what might not be as well known is that ...

Marine microplastic levels in ocean water were associated with cognitive and other disabilities among people living in adjacent coastal counties, cross-sectional data showed. Across 218 coastal ...

Our world is increasingly plastic. Back in the 1950s, humanity produced just 5 million metric tons of plastic per year; today it’s 400 million metric tons. Since plastic can take hundreds or thousands ...

In an unassuming quest for new industrial materials, Leo Baekeland ignited a transformative shift. His pursuit of a shellac ...