Multiple research teams across the globe have developed biodegradable packaging materials built from plant fibers, producing ...

Scientists racing to tackle plastic pollution have created a surprising new contender: a biodegradable packaging film made partly from milk protein. Researchers at Flinders University blended calcium ...

Plastic is an essential material in the modern world, but it's also environmentally costly to produce and a major pollutant. A material called pyridinedicarboxylic acid, or PDCA, could help address at ...

Jie Wu, an engineering graduate student, was studying a type of striking white beetle found in Southeast Asia and attempting ...

Biodegradable plastics don’t break down on their own. Researchers found ocean microbes play a key role, and results can vary widely.

In-situ observation combined with polarized light imaging describes how the biodegradable plastic deforms when scratched.

Plastics are durable and strong, which is great while they’re being used but frustrating when they end up in the environment. Scientists at RIKEN in Japan have developed a new type of plastic that’s ...