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".

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 ...

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

And that's not all: The amount of pollution avoided by Alsco Uniforms' switch to a clean energy source is equal to it having planted over 12,000 trees. It's a smart business move and also a huge step ...

Clouds affect Earth's weather and climate in many ways. New research suggests that the presence of microplastic particles ...

According to the study's findings, if bees and other insects ingest plastic particles from food or the air, it can injure ...

They've been discovered in whales, fish, krill, and now dolphins, posing a severe risk to their health. Many animals mistake ...