A study exploring this was published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials and reported in ScienceDirect. Researchers used ...

An innovative two-layer membrane filtration system from UBCO effectively captures micro and nanoplastics in landfill leachate ...

BRUSSELS, Dec 23 (Reuters) - The European Union will introduce stricter rules for imports of plastics, the European Commission said on Tuesday, as it attempts to help European recycling plants that ...

A number of fast food favorites from major chains across the U.S. have high levels of certain plastic chemicals, according to the database PlasticList. The fast food items were found to have high ...

Research shows microplastics interfere with ocean carbon cycles, posing risks to climate and ecosystems. Urgent global action ...

From balloons to wrapping paper, everyone tends to produce more waste this time of year. We asked two scientists for tips on how to be more mindful of the environment when celebrating the holidays.

Why do marine structures fail early, and what can we build with instead? Explore how engineers are rethinking materials in ...

Discover how human adipose tissue can be transformed into functional organoids representing all three germ layers—mesoderm, endoderm, and ectoderm—using a novel, streamlined method. This new study ...

Claims that a Chinese man underwent surgery so that his severed hand could be grafted onto his leg in order to preserve the limb until it could be reattached to his arm circulated online in early ...

If you're focusing on your health this year, plate of microplastics might not be the first thing you think about when cooking. But these tiny plastic particles are everywhere -- in our water, in the ...

A recent study published in Engineering has unveiled a novel approach to generating functional organoids from human adult adipose tissue. This method, which bypasses traditional stem cell isolation ...

Using artificial intelligence to process drone images is allowing researchers to tackle plastic pollution in the ocean in new ways. Oceanographers and computer scientists in Japan are spearheading an ...