Researchers have succeeded in developing a microbial strain that efficiently produces pseudoaromatic polyester monomer to replace polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using systems metabolic engineering.

Microplastics have already been found in the remotest parts of the world, including Antarctica - and the plastics could be affecting the weather, a new study has shown.

Using four common plastics, the researchers simulated water droplets freezing inside a cloud. They found that droplets with ...

"Microplastics can affect precipitation patterns, weather forecasting, climate modeling, and even aircraft safety".

Currently, the world is suffering from environmental problems caused by plastic waste. A KAIST research team has succeeded in ...

This "vortex" is the result of the system of ocean currents known as the South Pacific Gyre, which brings debris from across ...

Analysis - Clouds form when water vapor - an invisible gas in the atmosphere - sticks to tiny floating particles, such as dust, and turns into liquid water droplets or ice crystals. In a newly ...

"One of the few examples that we have where there's this much control over changing the properties." Researchers discover new ...

Is there a place on Earth where you can’t find microplastics? Scientists have found them in everything from Arctic algae to ...

The results of this week’s election, however, proved that my belief in American voters was misguided.” | Letters to the ...

Kenyan lesser mealworm’s ability to consume polystyrene suggests that it play a role in natural waste reduction.