Central Park Elementary School fourth- and fifth-graders' passion for combating ocean pollution is matched by their ...

Microplastics are everywhere—in our food, our water and even the air. Scientists and engineers around the world have developed all sorts of creative strategies to attempt to filter our these tiny ...

They ordered them for an electronics project in their technology class. Teacher baffled after opening unbelievable contents ...

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Plastic pollution has become a major crisis, with nearly 400 million tons produced globally yearly. A lot of this is for ...

In a huge step in the fight against microplastics, researchers have created a new plastic that breaks down in seawater. It ...

Editorial: Change is hard, especially in the “free state of Florida,” where the Legislature has put the personal freedom to ...

Journals this month looked at “fabulous but forgotten” ecosystems, hungry monkeys, lead-poisoned birds, and more — including a focus on microplastics.

Earth, sun, moon: three objects in space whose interactions have a pretty big impact on our lives. Earth orbits the sun once ...

Using nuclear and nuclear-derived techniques, the IAEA was able to detect microplastics at smaller sizes than previously measurable using conventional methods. “We have started a scientific campaign ...

Have scientists solved the plastic pollution crisis? A team has created a plastic that's as strong as conventional materials but dissolves completely in seawater.

Microplastics have become a pervasive problem in our water sources, posing potential risks to both human health and the environment. Fortunately, scientists have discovered a remarkably simple trick ...