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- Sterling Bank and Partners Launch Nationwide Cleanup to Combat Nigeria’s Plastic Waste Crisis
Published: Apr 24, 2026
Section: Africa
Sterling Bank, in collaboration with the Sterling One Foundation, is initiating a massive environmental campaign across 17 Nigerian states starting this Saturday. The project aims...
- University of Plymouth Researchers Link Global Surge in Liver Disease to Microplastic and Nanoplastic Accumulation
Published: Apr 23, 2026
Section: Environment
A comprehensive review published in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology suggests that microplastics and nanoplastics may be primary drivers of rising global liver disease...
- Osaka Researchers Develop Groundbreaking Domino Polymerization for Fully Customizable and Reductively Degradable Plastics
Published: Apr 3, 2026
Section: Research
A research team at Osaka Metropolitan University has engineered a novel monomer that enables the creation of poly(disulfide)s with easily adjustable chemical properties. This "domi...
- Goldman Prize Winner Arrested at Dow Chemical Facility During Twenty Fifth Day of Hunger Strike Protest
Published: Mar 27, 2026
Section: Environment
Environmental activist Diane Wilson was taken into custody in Seadrift, Texas, while attempting to deliver a protest letter regarding plastic pollution and nuclear expansion. The a...
- University of Michigan Study Identifies Laboratory Gloves as Source of Significant Microplastic Overestimation
Published: Mar 26, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered that nitrile and latex gloves commonly used in environmental science can shed stearate particles that mimic microplastics....
- St. Andrews Chemists Unlock Secret to Upcycling Nitrile Glove Waste into Carbon Capturing Industrial Materials
Published: Mar 18, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
Researchers at the University of St. Andrews have developed two pioneering chemical recycling techniques that transform nitrile butadiene rubber into high-value polyamines and poly...
- PNAS Honors Scientific Excellence with 2025 Cozzarelli Prize for Breakthrough Research Across Six Major Disciplines
Published: Mar 10, 2026
Section: Research
The Editorial Board of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has selected six papers from over 3,600 research articles to receive the 2025 Cozzarelli Prize. Th...
- Tokyo University of Science researchers develop fluorescent tracking method for microplastics in living tissue
Published: Mar 5, 2026
Section: Health
Scientists have engineered a new method to track irregularly shaped, nano sized microplastics through deep body tissues in real time using infrared imaging. The study utilizes fluo...
- First Western Study Detects Microplastics in 90% of Prostate Cancer Tumors
Published: Feb 25, 2026
Section: Health
Researchers at NYU Langone Health have discovered microplastics in the vast majority of prostate cancer tumors analyzed in a new pilot study. Crucially, the cancerous tissues conta...