As shiny, pearl-like white plastic pellets rode wave after wave and piled up on the beaches of Thiruvananthapuram in India’s ...

Woolworths say potential plastic contamination of beef mince has forced a recall of products. The 1kg and 500g packs of ...

Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 ...

The world produces over 100 million tons of plastic a year, which could take hundreds of years to fully degrade, but ...

Rice is also a hot spot for microplastics. A University of Queensland study found that for every half cup of rice, there are ...

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal cleanups.

“Around 2,000 waxworms can break down an entire polyethylene bag in as little as 24 hours, although we believe that ...

Plastic pollution poses a severe health crisis, infiltrating bodies with harmful chemicals, urging immediate action for ...

A chemical commonly found in sunscreen could be making plastic in oceans even harder to break down, according to University ...

Plastics play a fundamental role in modern life, but their resistance to biodegradation makes them very difficult to dispose ...

Are recycled bottles safe? A study suggests chemical mixtures in recycled plastics might affect metabolism and hormone ...

A chemical commonly found in sunscreen could be making plastic in oceans even harder to break down, according to University ...