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

To see whether microplastic fragments could serve as nuclei for water droplets, we used four of the most prevalent types of plastics in the atmosphere: low density polyethylene, polypropylene ...

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 ...

A satellite imagery tool from RMIT University now allows for the effective detection of beach plastics, aiding cleanup ...

The negative effects of plastic pollution are even more extensive than thought, with a new study finding that nano- and microplastics pose a serious risk to biodiversity, agricultural production, and ...

Samples revealed dolphins living in both urban waterways and rural estuaries had microplastics in their breath, but scientists aren't yet sure if the types or amount of plastic differ drastically ...

Plastics only began to be produced in large quantities following the second world war – but plastic pollution has since become one of the most serious threats humanity faces. By 2015, 60% of all ...

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