Straws might seem insignificant, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to return to using plastic straws.

Trump signed an executive order this week in favor of plastic straws over paper ones. As the debate rages on, here’s why you ...

Last Tuesday morning, hundreds of horticultural professionals gathered at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden for the 29th annual ...

A kiwi which was part of a project that brought the native birds to Wellington's hills has drowned in a water trough. Project lead Paul Ward spoke to Paddy Gower.

A kiwi which was part of a project that has brought the native birds to Wellington's hills has drowned in a water trough. The Capital Kiwi Project has a permit to release 250 birds in the south and ...

A kiwi which was part of a project that has brought the native birds to Wellington’s hills has drowned in a water trough. The Capital Kiwi Project has a permit to release 250 birds in the south ...

More information: Taeeun Kwon et al, Unraveling the role of water in mechanism changes for economically viable catalytic plastic upcycling, Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024 ...

Tens of thousands of empty plastic water bottles from the water shortage that hit Conwy last will be collected by council recycling teams - but only if they are in clear bin bags. Last week a ...

As a doctoral student, Kaner contributed to the discovery of electrically conductive plastic by his advisors Alan MacDiarmid and Alan Heeger, who later received a Nobel Prize for their work. Other ...

Building an automatic plant watering system is becoming increasingly popular among gardening enthusiasts and IoT hobbyists. This DIY automatic plant watering system project helps solve the common ...

Some water-bottling companies in South Sudan halted production after the government introduced a tax on plastic materials. Factories have run out of plastic bottles following a standoff with ...