On average, Americans eat, drink, inhale, and absorb through their skin a credit card’s worth of microplastics each week. And, because these tiny particles don’t naturally dissolve in the body, this ...

Beneath the ocean’s surface, bacteria have evolved specialized enzymes that can digest PET plastic, the material used in bottles and clothes. Researchers at KAUST discovered that a unique molecular ...

An invention born from a contest at England's University of Surrey might be swimming us closer to cleaner oceans. Researchers have created a robotic fish that doesn’t just collect plastic pollution; ...

A robotic fish from engineers at the University of Surrey is making waves in the fight against plastic pollution. It doesn’t just collect plastic, it eats it to power itself. Using technology that ...

Engineered bacteria from NC State breaks down ocean plastic. NC State scientists are studying a bacteria that breaks down PET, the plastic used in some water bottles and clothing. They've engineered ...

To hear entrepreneur Miki Agrawal tell it, her latest business venture has been a long time coming. A really, really long time. To make matters worse, Agrawal said, the diaper industry has added more ...