Polar adventurer Alan Chambers has teamed up with climate scientists to see if microplastics and nanoplastics have reached ...

Synthetic Human Genome Project aims to develop methods allowing scientists to not only read an entire DNA molecule but also ...

A study out of Hawaii has shown that tissues sampled [recently] had significantly higher concentrations of plastic particles in them than the tissues from just 10 years ago.

One of the hopes for bio-based plastics is that they could address plastic’s huge contribution to climate change. Right now more than 99 percent of polymers are made from petroleum sources. If ...

In Amsterdam, common coots like this one build their nests out of plastic waste and other human-made materials. Auke-Florian Hiemstra. In 2021, Hiemstra and colleagues excavated a common coot ...

The levels of plastic in the human brain have increased 50% increase since 2016, according to a new preprint study not yet peer-reviewed. CNN Story by Sandee LaMotte, CNN ...

These are baby bottles made out of a plastic called polypropylene. Pros: They’re lightweight, strong, and not easily destroyed. Cons: Plastic baby bottles may not last as long as glass.

Human brains today contain 50% more plastic than in 2016, ... Landrigan said, but you can take the food out of the plastic wrapping before you cook it or put it in the microwave.

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. For the past several years, I’ve been telling my friends what I’m going to tell you: Throw out your black plastic spatula. In a world of plastic consumer ...

The number of tiny bits of plastic found in human brains increased dramatically between 2016 and 2024, ... "The lung's immune cells hate it and they try to clear it out," Miller said.

The levels of plastic in the human brain have increased 50% increase since 2016, according to a new preprint study not yet peer-reviewed. CNN values your feedback 1.

The tiny molecules that make up plastics, it turns out, can flake off and find their way into almost every part of the human body. Washing our plastic-laced clothing in hot water can ultimately ...