Researchers from Heriot-Watt and the University of Edinburgh propose limiting how much plastic is used in test kits to curb unnecessary plastic waste. Their study, which analyzed 21 different ...

Tiny, microscopic bits of plastic have been found almost everywhere researchers look – including throughout the human body. Microplastics and their even tinier cousins, nanoplastics, are probably ...

A new study found high levels of plastic in the arterial plaque of stroke and vision-loss patients. Cells in plastic-filled plaque also showed signs of altered gene activity, but it's unclear why.

Plastic fibers are prevalent in clothing, shedding millions during laundry and polluting waterways. Solutions include washing less, using cold water, and more. Bottles and bags, food wrappers and ...

Lateral flow tests have transformed global healthcare by enabling rapid disease detection and improving access to medical diagnostics. However, their widespread, single-use design is creating an ...

By the end of the week, I was left with a horrifying pile of yogurt cups, coffee lids, plastic wrappers and takeout containers — far more than I expected. I even had enough trash to cover my ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics (MNP), tiny pieces of plastic between 500 micrometers and one nanometer, are all over the Earth, and in our bodies, even though we can’t see them. We use lots of plastic ...

However, their widespread, single-use design is creating an environmental crisis. A new study published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organisation (WHO) calls for urgent action to limit plastic ...

More than 25 major consumer brands and petrochemicals have been traced to fracking in the Permian Basin, one of the world’s ‘carbon bombs’. A Magnum ice cream wrapper caught in the wind, a ...

However, their widespread, single-use design is creating an environmental crisis. A new study published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organisation (WHO) calls for urgent action to limit plastic ...