Polystyrene is one of the most highly used synthetic polymers in the world and is extremely resistant to decomposition.

Cockroaches and their gut microbes can break down polystyrene and use it as energy, offering new clues for plastic waste ...

Researchers in China have developed a method to convert polystyrene plastic waste into valuable chemicals using solar energy ...

Plastic pollution remains one of the most persistent environmental crises, with polystyrene (PS) among the hardest polymers to break down due to its stable aromatic backbone. A new study demonstrates ...

Cockroaches have emerged as an unlikely hero in the fight against plastic pollution, as new research reveals the bugs’ gut microbes can rapidly degrade polystyrene. Plastic pollution is a global ...

This polystyrene degradation process could be fully powered with electricity from commercially available solar panels. In addition, a useful side reaction occurs during the degradation process: ...

Polystyrene is a widespread plastic that is essentially not recyclable when mixed with other materials and is not biodegradable. A research team has now introduced a biohybrid catalyst that oxidizes ...

There’s been an exciting new discovery in the fight against plastic pollution: mealworm larvae that are capable of consuming polystyrene. They join the ranks of a small group of insects that have been ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Anodic Commodity Polymer Recycling: The Merger of Iron-Electrocatalysis with Scalable Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. (Image: Wiley) Less than 10% of the plastic produced in the world is recycled.