Stay updated with breaking news from Technology Jamstec. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Scientists analysing the guts of dead sea turtles in the Mediterranean discovered hundreds of plastic items including bottle tops, chewing gum wrappers and a rubber witch's finger.
An emaciated whale washed ashore in Nova Scotia earlier this month. It weight at least five tons less than the average adult due to a giant clump of plastic hindering its ability to consume food.
Researchers from the Spanish National Research Council hope the breakthrough will lead to new natural and cost-effective ways to deal with plastic pollution.
Plastic waste dumped in landfills could be disposed of sooner than expected, after engineers developed an enzyme that can break it down in just a few hours.
A team from the University of Texas in Austin created a new enzyme variant that can supercharge recycling on a large scale, reducing the impact of plastic pollution.