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The news we hear about plastic is often alarming: We have a spoon’s worth of plastics in our brains, and there are microplastics in our hearts, lymph nodes, and bloodstreams. Plastics are ubiquitous, ...

Discover the latest findings from the International Marine Litter Research Unit as experts investigate how plastic waste decomposes and releases microplastics into the environment. The video provides ...

Recycling is often promoted as a cornerstone for environmentalism. But in practice, most recyclable material never enters the system at all. Global plastic production has surged over the past 70 years ...

Since the 1950s, plastic has seemingly become the Swiss Army knife of daily living. It’s in everything from medical devices and car parts to electronics, clothing and more. Plastic’s ...

If you watched Netflix’s The Plastic Detox recently, you may have come away feeling alarmed that these tiny plastic particles—called microplastics—seem to be everywhere. It can be a confusing ...

Some environmentalists question using plastic to address rising temperatures. The skate rink at Mahoney State Park in Ashland, Neb., was recently replaced with a synthetic ice surface to keep the rink ...

There's a new cosmetic procedure gaining popularity, and medical professionals are making no bones about it − though they are reshaping a few. It's called "rib remodeling," and it involves surgically ...

According to Greenpeace, only 9% of the world's plastic gets recycled. Instead, plastic waste continues to collect in our landfills and in our oceans. Other than recycling, the only way to reduce ...

The thought came to Cassandra Rauert while she was new on the job as an analytical chemist studying microplastics in human tissues: Maybe I should test my own blood? This was six years ago, and while ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, food packaging and transport. But it’s also created one of the defining ...