The Greatest U-turns in ScienceNEWS | 23 May 2026Synthetic polymers were supposed to free us from the limitations of our natural resources. Instead they led to an environmental crisisAuthor: Alex Sugiura. Charles C. Mann. Diana Kwon. Jen Schwartz. Richard Panek. Philip Ball. Sarah Scoles. Kate Wong. Rachel Feltman. Jeffery Delviscio. Source