What is supposed to be the last of five meetings to negotiate a global treaty on plastic pollution has started in Busan, ...

The Trust in Science and Scientists initiative began in 2023 as part of Judith Giordan’s year as president of the American Chemical Society. The initiative began with workshops and expanded in 2024 to ...

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Microplastics are everywhere, from the tallest mountains to the deepest depths of the ocean. Where do they come from, and how ...

Nov. 25 marks the beginning of the last meeting that the United Nations Environment Programme has scheduled to negotiate a ...

President-elect Donald J. Trump announced Friday evening that he would nominate Marty Makary to lead the FDA. Makary is a ...

How these tiny particles may harm our health is unclear, but scientists are alarmed by what they are finding so far ...

Algenesis submerged shoes made with its biodegradable polyurethane foam in the Pacific Ocean to demonstrate their ...

To color these pieces of silk with aniline blue dye, Gracile Roxas had to do her homework. Roxas, a textile conservator who ...

Microplastics are not a new problem. But scientists are just beginning to understand their behavior and properties. By ...

At the risk of going dormant under incoming US president Donald J. Trump, the Loan Programs Office (LPO) of the US Department ...

Those bamboo sheets you splurged on may not be as environmentally sound as their label claims. A recent study finds that ...