Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Global plastic production has increased from 369 million tons in 2016 to 404.5 million metric tons in 2020, partly due to ...

A proposed ban on single-use plastics is a boon for the bioplastic industry, but it has a pretty dirty secret.

Biodegradable plastics could help alleviate the plastic waste crisis that is polluting the environment and harming our health ...

In agricultural production, microplastics have become environmental pollutants that cannot be ignored. They may not only enter the food chain through the soil-plant system, threatening food safety, ...

The global plastic waste crisis has reached a point where simply reducing usage is no longer enough. While biodegradable ...

Plastic is pretty awful. Despite being in many reusable containers, or just in disposable containers like water bottles, plastic as a material is one of the worst for the environment. In fact, we're ...

A new documentary streaming on Netflix from this week highlights the need for materials science innovation – such as Sparxell ...

Many common kitchen items contain hidden plastics or plastic-like materials, from coatings to linings to microplastic contamination. While it’s nearly impossible to avoid them entirely, understanding ...

Sparxell, a plant-based, biodegradable colour platform, appears in Netflix microplastics documentary The Plastic Detox, highlighting an often-overlooked source of plastic-based fibres.

‘Oligomeric lactic acid nanoplastics induce intrauterine growth restriction in mice by disrupting GATA2-mediated placental vascular development’ by Jia Lv et al. was published in PLOS Biology at 18:00 ...

We're surrounded by plastics and other synthetic chemicals. Are you aware of these less obvious sources? Many common kitchen items contain hidden plastics or plastic-like materials, from coatings to ...