Inspired by natural polymers like DNA, chemists have devised a way to engineer plastic so it breaks down when it is no longer ...

Despite clear evidence that plastic is clogging oceans and beaches and breaking down into microplastics that enter our bodies ...

Microplastics can contaminate soil, water, and air. As a result, they become part of the environment. “Microplastics can get ...

"Controlling the rate at which polymers break down is essential." Scientists create programmable plastic with ability to self ...

For the last six months, researchers at Purdue and various other universities have been developing recyclable plastics that ...

Plastic particles in Lake Erie have skyrocketed in just ten years, threatening drinking water for millions as researchers ...

The ocean is awash with plastic— more than 171 trillion pieces, scientists have estimated, and growing all the time. Animals ...

In a viral TikTok, Daina Jenkins is busting "a few myths" about why women get plastic surgery, In the Nov. 2 video, which has ...

Amid a tidal wave of plastic blanketing the world, many F&B companies are seeking ways to reduce the amount of new plastic ...

Councilman Chris Hinds, who was one of the council members who sponsored the original legislation, expressed concern that the ...