Sunlight hits tiny particles of plastic floating in a clear water solution. Slowly, they begin to disappear, leaving behind a ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...

Hundreds of millions of tons of plastic are produced globally every year. New research shows how that waste can be turned ...

Plastics are chemically complex. Right from their invention, polymer scientists have had to use a range of additives to make plastics functional and useful for real-world applications. Decades of ...

A new Netflix documentary explores whether cutting out plastic can improve our health. But it’s hardly a perfect experiment.