Unlike their mid-century ancestors, today's plastics are being reimagined through ultra-thin layering at the molecular level.

Plastic waste carried by flash floods has built up along the Dead Sea’s shrinking shore, creating natural rings that reveal ...

Plastic was designed to last, and it has delivered on that promise a little too well. After decades of treating packaging, ...

The Positives of Plastic website centralizes data on economic impact, sustainability metrics, and safety applications.

Plastic is everywhere — from our cellphones to sweaters and shoes. We depend on it. It is an unhealthy addiction. Plastic is a danger to not only the environment, but also to animal and human health, ...

Look around you and you’ll struggle to find products that aren’t made with plastic. Since the 1950s, the malleable material has completely reshaped how we live and consume, offering convenience and ...

IN THE fight against global plastic pollution, the Philippines, through the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine ...

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in northern California have created a next-generation plastic that can be recycled again and again, into new ...

Rutgers scientists have developed plastics that can be programmed to break down at specific rates by drawing on a natural principle. Their approach could provide a meaningful new way to tackle the ...