In places like Indonesia, plastic refuse is often burned in unregulated low-tech furnaces that pose grave health risks.

PERTH, Western Australia, January 8, 2026 (ENS) – A new Curtin University-led study has shed fresh light on the number of households in developing countries that are burning plastic as an everyday ...

Plastic was, at one point, something of a wonder material. Cheap to manufacture, surprisingly durable, and remarkably versatile, plastics have played an important role in the development of the world ...

Antibiotic resistance is a growing global health threat, with soils recognized as major environmental reservoirs of resistance genes. In modern agriculture, this risk is intensified by widespread use ...