If they die, there’ll be fewer big fish—and that could rattle the food chain. marine-plastic-ocean-fish-microplasticThe naturally oily surface slicks in which many ocean fish come of age are ...

“This is incredibly exciting, as up to now we have not had a tool for detecting plastics in coastal environments from space,” ...

"This is incredibly exciting, as up to now we have not had a tool for detecting plastics in coastal environments from space." ...

"UMass Lowell is among the nation's leading centers for plastics technology, and its Plastics Engineering program...is helping to push new boundaries of how these versatile materials are used, ...

As it turned out, 50 per cent of the microplastics-infected droplets froze around minus 22 degrees Celsius for most of the plastics studied, leading to the conclusion that once something insoluble ...

Since dolphins and humans inhale similar plastic particles, dolphins may be at risk for the same lung problems. As top predators with decades-long life spans, bottlenose dolphins help scientists ...

Microplastics have been steadily increasing in freshwater environments for decades and are directly tied to rising global plastic production since the 1950s, according to a new study by an ...

Microplastics, plastics smaller than 5 millimeters, are littered across the world, contributing to global warming, disrupting food chains, and harming ecosystems with toxic chemicals. This is why ...

Over 20 million tons of plastic are estimated to end up in the environment every year, with much of it breaking down into microplastics that are harmful to the health of humans and wildlife.

Numerous projects are measuring the impacts of plastics in Brazilian seas; methods range from beach sampling to analysis of mollusk digestive tracts. Brazil discards 3.4 million tons of plastic ...

PHAT is a facial rejuvenation therapy that combines nanofat and its stem cells with PRP for anti-aging that lasts for more ...