Our brains are increasingly plastic. Minuscule shards and flakes of polymers are surprisingly abundant in brain tissue, a study of postmortem brains shows.

First, you need to use extruded polystyrene foam (typically blue or pink), as opposed to the white, beady foam sheets. This ...

A new study shows that microplastics are making their way into our brains, and that their concentrations are rising.

Sustainability-driven designers including Richard Hutten and Lilian van Daal have contributed to Rethink Softly – a project ...

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WSU researchers create a plant-based substitute for polyurethane foam, utilizing lignin for a more sustainable option.

An environmentally-friendly preparation of plant material from pine could serve as a substitute for petroleum-based chemicals in polyurethane foams. The innovation could lead to more environmentally ...

I suffer no delusions that my Cocofloss devotion will solve global plastic pollution (after all, the refillable dispenser is plastic, and the string itself is made mostly of polyester).

To combat the industry's waste problem, some studios are trading throwaway materials for ones they say can biodegrade or be recycled.

On Reddit, u/SnapeSev reports the discovery of mysterious plastic disks that washed up on the Italian shore near Rogivo. They're flexible but hard and have the distinctive hyperbolic paraboloid ...

Saudi Arabia: 1. The European Union and its allies: 0. As the dust settles on last month’s failed United Nations negotiations to end plastic pollution, high-ambition countries in Europe and elsewhere ...