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Dubbed "everywhere chemicals," the flexibility-inducing compounds known as phthalates are a massive cause for prenatal concern.

A Chemical in Plastic Is Wreaking Havoc on Unborn Children, Scientists Warn

By Noor Al-Sibai

French government scientists have discovered something shocking about the microplastic content in glass and plastic bottles.

Science & Energy

You’ll Be Flabbergasted to Learn Which Contains More Microplastics: Plastic Bottles or Glass Bottles

By Noor Al-Sibai

Using mushrooms, scientists have created a living, plastic-like compound that uses unique fungal properties to mold into almost any form.

Science & Energy

Scientists Create Living Plastic Alternative

By Noor Al-Sibai

A nasty superbug is spreading through hospitals and killing tons of people — and scientists have found what it feeds on.

Superbug That Can Feed on Plastic Is Spreading in Hospitals

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers found that chomping on a single stick of chewing gum can release up to thousands of shards of microplastics.

Chewing Gum Is Flooding Your Mouth With Microplastics

By Frank Landymore

The scientists edited to the bacteria to prove which enzyme it used to degrade PET plastics into bioavailable carbon.

Scientists Gene Hack Bacteria That Breaks Down Plastic Waste

By Frank Landymore

A group of scientists in Switzerland may have cracked the code in how to recycle plastic without degrading its quality.

Scientists Say New System Can Recycle Plastic Indefinitely Without Degrading Its Quality

By Sharon Adarlo

An environmentalist decided to put a GPS tracker in with her recycle to see where it ended up — and the results were absolutely shocking.

Science & Energy

Woman Disgusted When She Uses Tracker to See Where Her Plastic Recycling Really Ends Up

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers have found microplastics in all 40 semen samples taken from healthy men, highlighting a need to study effects on reproduction.

Scientists Found Microplastics in Every Human Semen Sample They Examined

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers found microplastics in layers of sediment that date back as early as the first half of the 18th Century.

Science & Energy

Microplastics Found in Sediment Layers Untouched by Modern Humans

By Sharon Adarlo

There's way more plastic particles in bottled water than previously thought, and this means untold impacts on humans and our environment.

Scientists Find Bottled Water Filled With Hundreds of Thousands of Microplastics

By Sharon Adarlo

A Consumer Reports investigation has found a plastic ingredient known as phthalate at worrying high levels in supermarket and fast food items.

Scientists Found Hazardous Phthalates in Almost Every Food They Tested

By Frank Landymore

Researchers have discovered microplastics inside rain clouds, indicating that the particles are contaminating nearly every part of nature.

Scientists Find Microplastics Inside Clouds

By Victor Tangermann

New research has found that microwaving plastic food containers spews out toxic microplastics — and it's freaked out the guy studying it.

After Seeing This Terrifying Study, We’re Never Microwaving Plastic Again

By Noor Al-Sibai

A team of researchers claim to have created a biodegradable and renewable alternative to both glass and plastic in the form of "transparent wood."

Science & Energy

Scientists Say New “Transparent Wood” Could Replace Plastic

By Victor Tangermann

A Kenyan engineer Nzambi Matee has come up with a way to upcycle plastic trash — by pressing it with the addition of sand into usable bricks.

Kenyan Engineer Invents Method to Turn Waste Plastic Into Sturdy Construction Bricks

By Victor Tangermann