Far from being just a figure of speech, the existence of microplastics spread throughout the ocean is unequivocal for ...

The combined impact of so-called 'forever chemicals' is more harmful to the environment than single chemicals in isolation, a new study shows.

Over 20 million tons of plastic are estimated to end up in the environment every year, with much of it breaking down into ...

A recent study has shown that plastic cutting boards can release thousands of microplastic particles into food.

Researchers from the University of Birmingham have explored the environmental impact of microplastics and PFAS, demonstrating ...

We’re in the golden age of garbage clothes. My mother’s made-in-Canada miniskirt feels like a relic from another world. Why ...

San Francisco-based startup GOB has launched the world's first compostable earplugs made entirely from mycelium, an ...

TWENTY projects from eight Limerick schools have qualified for the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) 2025.

San Diego beaches are some of the best in the world, but they experience a problem common to any shoreline: nurdles.