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A new review shows that the marine oil-degrading bacterium Alcanivorax also colonises plastic debris and produces powerful ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Philippine charity that began with five women clearing a vacant lot in Manila in 1998 has been named a finalist for the 2026 ...

It's no secret that plastic and other human trash are a problem for marine life, but our understanding has long focused on the ocean's surface. As described in a study published in PLOS One, a more ...

Humans produce close to 400 million metric tons of plastic every year, with several million tons entering the ocean. But researchers have discovered a disturbing contradiction - some floating animals ...

A new approach that changes just one atom in plastic-degrading enzymes could help make them more efficient while maintaining their stability, according to new research from The Australian National ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: TikTok A single piece of litter on the street can travel much farther than many people realize. In Panama, a post ...

Rivers aren't just carrying water to the seas—they're moving plastic there by the ton. A new study in Science estimates that in 2022, rivers dumped about 260,000 metric tons of microplastics into the ...

Scientists think beneficial fungi could help transform nutrient-poor lunar and Martian regolith into a material capable of supporting crops. By helping plants access nutrients and withstand harsh ...

Plastic bottles and cookies rarely show up in the same sentence, but a team of researchers just gave us a reason to talk about both together. According to Science Daily, scientists at Southern ...