Researchers have known for decades that tiny plastic particles were accumulating in rivers and lakes. But they're only ...

As state regulators weigh PFAS rules, scientists push for solutions that fit existing water systems by exploring new ...

Microplastics are turning up in oceans, soil, drinking water, and human tissue. Learn where they come from, why they matter, and what helps reduce exposure.

An unusual sight of a long queue, comprising mainly women and children, forms underneath a pavilion in the middle of the Elmina community, a suburb of Ghana’s Central region. Typically, such winding ...

Seeing plastic trash while hiking inspired a Rutgers chemist to rethink why synthetic plastics last forever while natural ...

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As computers like the venerable breadbox Commodore 64 age, their plastic doesn’t just turn increasing shades of yellow and brown, the ABS plastic also tends to get brittle. This is a problem ...

Semiconductors are used in devices such as memory chips and solar cells, and within them may exist invisible defects that ...

McCain Foods USA Inc. voluntarily recalled 38,800 cases of Ore-Ida and Sysco Imperial Tater Tots due to plastic contamination ...

Researchers in China have developed an electrical imaging technique using three-dimensional (3D) tomographic conductive atomic force microscopy (TC-AFM) to go beyond indirect characterization of ...