Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Little more than a century after the widespread adoption of plastic, microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) have wormed their way into every ...

As China’s cities become taller, bigger and more modern, they face a major problem: the ground beneath them is sinking. A 2024 study 1 found that nearly half of the land under the country’s major ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: So, in some ways, it comes as no surprise that this ubiquitous plastic detritus can also be found in the air we breathe—a troubling development ...