Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region ...

Plastic pollution may be quietly fueling algal blooms by knocking out the grazers that usually keep algae under control.

Marine animals may be more likely to eat biodegradable plastics than conventional plastics, according to a study of crabs and worms on a beach in Australia. The findings suggest that increasing ...

Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region in Southern Australia is ...

Biodegradable plastics may not be the solution to plastic pollution many hoped for, with a new study showing they are still harmful to fish. Biodegradable plastics may not be the solution to plastic ...

With microplastics and nanoplastics present all over the globe, Northeast Ohio researchers overview human and animal studies ...

Q: Can that plastic spoon really return to nature? A: On the face of it, biodegradable plastic is a miracle. It looks like plastic and works much like plastic. And it goes back to nature after you ...

Strips of plain TPU (top) and "living" TPU (bottom) at different stages of decomposition over five months of being in compost. A new type of bioplastic could help reduce the plastic industry’s ...

Bacardi rum bottles, Skittles sweet wrappers, designer water bottles—a bevy of companies are developing biodegradable plastic packaging they say is better for the environment than traditional plastics ...

As the U.S. population grows, so does the number of cattle, and that in turn is giving rise to one heck of big, strange waste disposal problem. At least one cattle carcass recycling method that was ...