For decades, plastic has been designed to last, not to leave. The result is a planet laced with microplastics that persist in oceans, soil, and even human bloodstreams. Now a team of Japanese ...

The bio-based material completely breaks down after seven months. Scientists may have found the answer to manufacturing plastics products that actually break down without forming into microplastics, ...

Researchers in South Korea have successfully engineered a bio-based plastic using microorganisms as a sustainable alternative to conventional plastics. The new ...