Victor Gambarini was supported by a Ph.D. stipend from the George Mason Centre for the Natural Environment (New Zealand). Additional support was provided by the Aotearoa Impacts and Mitigation of ...

Biodegradable plastics could help alleviate the plastic waste crisis that is polluting the environment and harming our health ...

Green receives competitive research funding from the Andalusian and Spanish governments to study interactions between birds ...

Recycling plastics is challenging, but new technology could produce high-quality materials for car and computer components, all while helping tackle the pollution crisis. Discarded plastics, which can ...

A newly developed plant-based plastic material releases nine times less microplastics than conventional plastic when exposed to sunlight and seawater, a new study has found. A newly developed ...

A prototype sensor being developed by sensor manufacturer IDEC (Sunnyvale, CA) uses light to differentiate among three different types of plastic. Aimed at the recycling industry for accurately ...

From litter to invasives, the Great Lakes have their share of problems. At least a few dozen "nurdles" were discovered in just two hours by a team of 17 volunteers on June 22, 2024. Zebra and quagga ...

Scientists in Madeira study the impacts of plastics on whales and dolphins. Far out in the eastern Atlantic, the Portuguese island of Madeira rises from the depths of the open ocean. Despite its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Large proportions of plastic waste don't get recycled. Westend61 via Getty Images Plus In 1950, global plastic production was ...

Marine plastic pollution is a massive environmental issue, with a plastic smog of an estimated 170 trillion particles afloat in the world's oceans. This highlights how urgently we need to develop ...

At least 31 to 100 "nurdles" were discovered in just two hours by a team of 17 volunteers near East Creek on June 22, 2024. Zebra and quagga mussels, originally found in Eastern Europe and Russia, ...