Microplastics can be very difficult to detect. Researchers make concerning discovery after exposing fish to mounting threats — here's what they uncovered first appeared on The Cool Down.

Polycycle Illumination' is a collection of tabletop lamps that reflect how a jellyfish pulsates and swims through the water.

Zaps of static electricity might be a wintertime annoyance, but to certain scientists, they represent an untapped source of energy. Using a device called a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), ...

Aquarium tapes human cutouts to tank after lonely sunfish refuses to eat alone - The sunfish ate for the first time in about ...

In the last seven years Richard Lord said he had logged more than 330 types - the same number as the total of different fish species recorded by the UK government. He said: "Plastic water bottles ...

A marine biologist has recorded more types of plastic bottle washed up on Guernsey's beaches than the total variety of fish in UK waters. In the last seven years Richard Lord said he had logged more ...

A marine biologist has recorded more types of plastic bottle washed up on Guernsey's beaches than the total variety of fish in UK waters. In the last seven years Richard Lord said he had logged ...

But this time, the urban landscape is different: Modern homes are full of plastic, turning house fires into chemical-laced infernos that burn hotter, faster, and more toxic than their predecessors.

Fishermen in Thailand have come across a bizarre tilapia fish with swollen lips. With its pout, it was reminiscent of celebrities like Kim Kardashian, who plump up their lips.

Then came cheekbone-lifts, nose jobs “and so on”. The plastic pilgrimage has become so common that Mr Makhlouf, who is 29, says he no longer knows “anyone who hasn’t gotten plastic surgery”.

Dubai is rolling out a major new single-use plastic ban from the start of next year which will mean big changes to takeaways in the emirate. A whole range of products have been banned as the clock ...