Seafood is essential to human life, but there is growing evidence that fish may prefer eating plastic to food. Swedish scientists recently demonstrated that larval Perch raised in waters ...

Plastic is incredibly useful and practical – and everywhere. Our modern life depends on it. Strong, light and adaptable, it’s in everything from household goods, medical equipment and bank notes, to ...

When it comes to plastic, the rules can be extra confusing -- there's a lot more to it than tossing a water bottle in the recycling bin and calling it a day. Here's why: Not all plastics can be ...

Despite global concerns over the accumulation of plastic waste, the drive to produce new plastics shows no signs of slowing down. According to OECD data, the world’s annual plastic production ...

In his book American Plastic: A Cultural History, historian Jeffrey Meikle writes that the ever-expanding proliferation of consumer goods created an inflationary culture, and that plastic became ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

Materials such as glass, metal and paper are quite easy to recycle. Certain types of plastic can be recycled too. Objects that aren’t recycled are taken to landfill sites. These are places where ...

[Antony Gitonga, Standard] Abandoned fishing nets and thousands of plastic bottles are common ... The bigger Nile perch has been resilient because one Nile perch can produce 17 million eggs ...

Hidden cameras perch on the property like birds of prey ... which customers eat while sitting at plastic, outdoor tables sized for 2-year-olds. The soup is lovely. You often don't have to order.

The gecko-inspired robot could be helpful for search and rescue missions in dangerous rubble and planetary exploration on ...