Using nanomaterial-based catalysts, we drive depolymerisation, a process that breaks plastics back into their molecular ...

Millions of tons of plastic waste continue to find its way into the ocean every year, as efforts to clean it up cannot even ...

This was for the first time that the “end-of-life fate” of plastic around the globe, which had ever been manufactured, had been calculated. The authors did so by collating data on production, use, and ...

Plastic waste is one of the biggest global problems right now, with more than 400 million tons generated each year and only 9 ...

Plastic is now becoming as much of a problem as it has been a solution. Some say the global plastic waste crisis has reached a critical tipping point, that the oceans are swimming with microplastics, ...

When we become physicians, our first act is to take the oath “First, do no harm,” one of the guiding principles for everyone ...

The vast and mysterious depths of our oceans hold an unexpected beacon of hope in the face of the growing plastic pollution crisis. A unique breed of deep-sea bacteria has been discovered, capable of ...

The essential gear, including safety vests, gumboots, rubber gloves, helmets, goggles, and iron hooks, is aimed at improving ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea has won international praise for its recycling efforts, but as it prepares to host talks for a global plastic waste agreement, experts say the country's approach ...