Nanoplastics entered the Atlantic via rivers, sunlight-driven plastic breakdown, and even through the air with rain or dust.

Multilayer plastic materials present a major challenge at the end of their life cycle due to the complexity of separating and ...

By adding citric acid and squid ink to a cellulose-based polymer, researchers created a variety of structurally colored ...

Plastics are one of the largest sources of pollution on Earth, lasting for years on land or in water. But a new type of ...

Finding new materials with useful properties is a primary goal for materials scientists, and it's central to improving ...

The talks in Geneva may be the world’s last chance to agree a strong treaty to tackle plastic pollution, scientists warn.