She wondered if she could construct a plastic-free house on a limited budget. For her there was a professional as well as a ...

Plastics have enormous potential in space. It can cost $5,000 or more per pound to launch an object into orbit, according to Nature Portfolio. A lightweight material, plastics could theoretically ...

Plastic rarely feels like history. It’s the material of lunchboxes, toys, telephones, and kitchen containers that people ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...

The breakthrough offers a promising new approach to reducing plastic pollution through photocatalysis, a metabolic pathway ...

Japanese scientists have developed a new type of plastic that’s strong at room temperature, but can be easily broken down on demand into its base components. In seawater, it starts to break down into ...

Researchers have developed electrochemical methods that break down waste PET plastic, the material in most disposable water ...

Thousands of tonnes of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year . . . from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar ...

Biodegradable plastics don’t break down on their own. Researchers found ocean microbes play a key role, and results can vary ...