"[Solutions] must be pursued through international cooperation." Researchers issue warning after discovering dangerous hazard drifting around globe: 'A transboundary issue' first appeared on The Cool ...

What do microplastics, water color, and satellites have in common? Dr. Karl Kaiser, professor of marine and coastal environmental science in the College of Marine Sciences and Maritime Studies at ...

Many scientists are investigating how these tiny plastic pieces might affect human health. For instance, a few studies have ...

Microplastics at the University of Bayreuth have overturned a common scientific assumption in a new study: Microplastic ...

Theresa Hübner Pressestelle Universität Bayreuth. Researchers led by Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1357 Microplastics ...

Researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) designed a biodegradable, energy efficient artificial synapse that uses a layered structure made from naturally-derived ...

Microplastics in the air can be more prevalent in rural areas than in cities, a University of Leeds study suggests. Particles of plastic, which are so small they are invisible to the naked eye, are ...

Researchers are sounding the alarm after finding antibiotic resistance genes released from melting Antarctic glaciers. A ...

Within recent years, many modelling approaches — based on limited plastic observations in river systems — have been designed ...

B.C.'s attorney general had argued there are 'practical limitations' on provinces ability to combat plastic pollution, and ...

New research shows cigarette butts shed microplastic fibers almost instantly in water, turning common litter into a fast source of pollution.