When it rains heavily, plastic waste is washed off our streets into rivers, flowing out to the ocean. Most plastic is trapped ...

SC Johnson’s CEO confronts a “versatile” material that has propelled the family business and is also a “profound global ...

Pathogenic viruses and antibiotic-resistant bacteria thrive on plastic. The biohazard risks of this ‘plastisphere’ shouldn’t ...

Black plastics from electronic devices may be leaching toxic flame retardants into our food and homes, a new study has found.

Take a moment and think about this question. How much black plastic do you have in your home? A new study found most of the ...

Researchers have discovered microplastics in all components of coral, including its skeleton. Researchers from Japan and ...

While hearing a bail plea, the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court expressed its concern over the "pathetic ...

Soft lures, typically made of PVC, often end up lost in waterways. Researchers see a risk for phthalates to leach over time, ...

Preliminary findings reveal widespread microplastics in Antarctic lakes and shorelines, highlighting the urgent need for ...

Rice University scientists have tapped into nature's adhesive genius—the sticky power of mussels—to create bioengineered ...

Black-colored plastic used in children’s toys ... Despite those restrictions, decaBDE was found in 70% of the samples tested, at levels ranging from five to 1,200 times greater than the European ...