Plastic is everywhere in modern society. While it has paved the way for enormous progress, the pollution it leaves behind is ...

The research, published in the BMC Genomics journal, showed that small particles of polyethylene terephthalate plastic, or ...

Plastic pollution is a severe problem around the globe as it continues to harm our environment and daily lives. But what are our city and state doing to help fix this global issue? Globally, the world ...

Researchers found that many households in the Global South burn plastic waste for heat, a practice linked to toxic emissions ...

As the planet drowns in plastic waste, companies are devising bizarre alternatives, including stretchy seaweed, reverse vending machines and bamboo utensils, to save us all. Plastic waste often does ...

For more than two decades, plastic waste carried from urban areas has quietly accumulated along the Dead Sea’s shrinking coastline, forming a striking visual and environmental record at the lowest ...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably picked up on a growing anxiety around plastic pollution. What does all this plastic pollution mean for the health of people and the planet? And ...

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Heavy industries such as aviation and chemical manufacturing contribute to about 20% of overall U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and will continue to depend on fossil fuels. While scientists are ...

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