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Japanese scientists were thrilled to receive significant interest from the packaging industry over their new seawater-degradable plastic.

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A new study suggests that chemicals in plastics may throw off our bodies' sleep cycles.  Plastic is now prevalent in our ...

A battle over plastic—a material so prolific the UN calls the 90 percent of it that ends up as trash a pollution crisis—is under way in Florida. Coral Gables, a small city of 51,000 people ...

As Ghana prepares to phase out single-use plastics, activists, scientists and entrepreneurs are seeking sustainable alternatives to plastic packaging. Richmond’s message is clear: small changes ...

ABSTRACT: Mangrove ecosystems are important for global carbon sequestration, with their soils storing approximately 1.71 ± 0.17 Mg C ha−1 yr−1 of organic carbon. However, these ecosystems face ...

Kowloon,Hong Kong999077, China Key Laboratory for Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and ...

Chemicals in everyday plastics may interfere with the body's natural sleep-wake cycle. This disruption could raise risks of sleep disorders, diabetes, and cancer, according to new research. Listen to ...