One Redditor's clever hack for recycling jerry cans shows viewers how to turn the plastic containers into useful storage bins ...

Abstract: This letter presents a model-free deep reinforcement learning framework for informative path planning with heterogeneous fleets of autonomous surface vehicles to locate and collect plastic ...

With warmer weather returning, people have started seeing flies flitting into their homes through open windows ...

AS some much-needed sunshine returns to the UK, unfortunately so have pesky houseflies. The annoying critters will be making ...

Online fashion retailers delivered 2.9 billion plastic bags to European shoppers in six leading markets last year alone, equating to 7.8 million bags every day, widening the gap between high-street ...

Aquafade could be one — a fully water-soluble plastic that dissolves completely in about six hours when placed in a container of water. It could be used to encase electronics such as computers ...

Then there's the issue of what happens to this stuff when we're done with it. Plastic bags in particular don't biodegrade. They shed microplastics that then find their way through our water systems, ...

A dolphin in North Carolina died after ingesting a plastic bag. A necropsy found no food in its stomach, only a knotted plastic bag. Experts urge people to reduce plastic use to protect marine life.

Plastic bags are a hot commodity now that many grocery stores have switched to paper. Now that they're harder to get your hands on, it's even more important to make the most of them. One of the ...

An artist's impression of the new plastic, showing the strong bonds above the water and how they break down when submerged in saltwater In practice, the team found that the material was just as ...