Microplastics can be very difficult to detect. Researchers make concerning discovery after exposing fish to mounting threats — here's what they uncovered first appeared on The Cool Down.

Researchers at the University of Maine have managed to 3D print an organic building material with the strength of steel. ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent a warning letter to Marlborough, Mass.-based medical technology company Hologic Inc. over concerns it hasn't done enough to prevent harm from a plastic ...

Nylon, the durable and elastic material, is like other plastics made from chemicals found in fossil fuels. Biodegradable ...

CJ Biomaterials' PHA Masterbatches and compounds receive the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) certification in the ...

Despite efforts by councils to prevent plastic contamination in curbside organics collections, conventional and biodegradable plastics such as polylactic acid (PLA) and polybutylene adipate ...

Scientists have developed an artificial photosynthesis technology that produces precursors of biodegradable nylon from biomass-derived compounds and ammonia.