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

Plastic pollution is one of the more pressing issues for conservationists and environmentalists alike. Researchers in Sweden harvested a byproduct of plastic disposal and used it to create a new ...

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

Luxembourg-based Clariter says its plastic recycling method has achieved a net negative carbon footprint, citing the results of a life cycle analysis (LCA) study conducted by Netherlands-based ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Nearly 380 million tons of plastics are produced each year, and scientists estimate that by the year 2050 this number will rise to over 30 billion tons, according to a recent study by University of ...

Chemists and innovative recyclers are trying to turn gloves, pipette tips, and other laboratory plastic waste into something useful ...

The world has a plastic waste problem. One solution to curb the issue is to put plastic into roads. India was the first country to put plastic roads to the test. An Indian scientist known as the ...

Declining plastic recycling rates coupled with increased plastic pollution on the Earth’s surface and within its oceans spell concern for the planet’s health. In an effort to combat these trends, ...