What effects plastics have on our oceans is of big concern to environmentalists. Worryingly, researchers have now discovered that tiny particles of plastic can build up in fish brains and change their ...

Prenatal exposure to common chemicals used to soften plastics may impact boys’ play behavior later in life, according to new research published in the International Journal of Andrology. This new ...

A new study has found that chemical additives in everyday plastic might be stopping – or, at best, interrupting – the reproductive habits of a shrimp-like species that is key to the marine food chain.

The threat of microplastics – plastic particles less than 5 mm in diameter – to the environment has prompted researchers to develop alternatives that break down more easily. A new study suggests that ...

Plastic is one such polymer that has been impacting biodiversity, polluting oceans, and affecting our health since its discovery. Mostly, it is our throwaway culture that has allowed the plastic to ...