The world is littered with trillions of micro- and nanoscopic pieces of plastic. These can be smaller than a virus -- just the right size to disrupt cells and even alter DNA. Researchers find them ...

You can tell whether a piece of consumer plastic is PET by looking for a number “1” stamped ... At another factory, the pellets are melted again, and pushed through tiny holes, like water through a ...

The plastic sheet had small holes that appeared to be bite marks of ... It also had no noticeable external wounds. “Because a piece of garbage with Japanese characters written on it came out ...