Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are studying microplastics and nanoplastics to determine how they form ...

There are massive "islands" of plastic swirling around our oceans at the moment, the biggest of which is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Yet, researchers have now revealed that there are millions ...

The micrometer scale on the shaft of the gauge. A micrometer is a G clamp with jaws in its most common form around 25 mm in size, and with a very accurately calibrated screw thread.

For years, scientists have struggled to solve the "plastic paradox"—the mystery of millions of tons of missing plastic.