Three species of bacteria in combination are capable of breaking down PAE diethyl phthalate, an important component in plastic pollution. Yet none of the three can do the same thing in isolation to ...
From oil spills to plastic pollution and beyond, the Cartagena Convention demonstrates the power of regional cooperation to safeguard oceans. KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ ...
Recycling bin filled with plastic bottles emphasizes waste management and environmental awareness. Image in public domain.
The breakthrough offers a promising new approach to reducing plastic pollution through photocatalysis, a metabolic pathway ...
Hundreds of millions of tons of plastic are produced globally every year. New research shows how that waste can be turned into something useful.
Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...
Plastic to possibilities ...
Sunlight hits tiny particles of plastic floating in a clear water solution. Slowly, they begin to disappear, leaving behind a ...
Plastics don’t just pose a threat to the marine environment and people’s health; they jeopardize basic human rights. This is the framing that a growing number of legal experts, policymakers, and ...
She wondered if she could construct a plastic-free house on a limited budget. For her there was a professional as well as a ...
Scientists engineer E. coli to convert PET plastic bottle waste into L-DOPA, a primary treatment for Parkinson’s disease.
A drug to treat Parkinson's disease can be made from waste plastic bottles using a pioneering method, a study shows. The approach harnesses the power of bacteria to transform post-consumer plastic ...