To turn sea trash into treasure, Arimoto starts by rinsing the plastic in fresh water and then sorting it by colour.

Now, the school's three First Lego League robotics teams will put those solutions to the test at a regional competition Dec. 7 at Freeland High School, called Nexteer Ready Set Lego. The First Lego ...

Researchers revealed that people are breathing in small particles of plastic without even knowing about it.Research ...

Help prevent microplastics from entering our lakes by avoiding synthetic clothing which sheds microplastic fibres when washed ...

Image: There is no direct evidence that microplastics cause ill health. Pic: University of Portsmouth Faye Couceiro, professor of environmental pollution at the university, who led the study, said the ...

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MICROPLASTICS — plastic particles ranging in size from large grains of sand to particles small enough to become airborne or ...

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

The sustainable style influencer Moyo (@_theconnoisseur) shared a video where she visited H&M's website to check out some listings, explaining that she always looks at labels before buying. But, "lo ...

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.