Plastics

Less than 10% of the plastic produced around the world is made from recycled material, according to the first detailed…

Most of the polymers incorporated a fair amount of lactic acid, which can also form ester bonds. There’s normally lots…

Ingesting plastic is leaving seabird chicks with brain damage “akin to Alzheimer’s disease”, according to a new study – adding…

The pollution of the planet by microplastics is significantly cutting food supplies by damaging the ability of plants to photosynthesise,…

Microscopic plastic pollutants drifting through the air are lodging in the lungs of birds, a new University of Texas at…

And it worked. Repeating the same process with an added PLACER screening step boosted the number of enzymes with catalytic…

Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human intestinal…

Microplastics can move through mice brains and block blood vessels, essentially mimicking blood clots that could potentially be fatal or…

Particles from vehicle tyre wear are the biggest source of nanoplastic pollution in the high Alps, a pioneering project has…

The exponential rise in microplastic pollution over the past 50 years may be reflected in increasing contamination in human brains,…