A new discovery offers a promising way to break down stubborn plastics like Plexiglass into their original building blocks, ...

As Earth approaches warmer levels experienced earlier in its geologic history, it may be bad news for human survival.

The team created the mortar by replacing a portion of natural sand with a mixture of silica aerogel particles and shredded PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic. Silica aerogel is already ...

Recycling old plastic into new water jerry cans begins with collecting plastic waste, which is sorted and cleaned to remove impurities. The plastic is then shredded into smaller pieces and melted down ...

Earth Commission Report1 provides major new insights into the potential for the transgression of Earth-system boundaries ...