The UN's environment chief insists that a landmark global treaty tackling plastic pollution remains achievable, despite talks ...

For animals, the physical properties of plastics may lead to harm such as blocked intestines. Animals are also injured when the plastics they ingest release the chemicals they contain. Some marine ...

A University of Hawai'i at Mānoa graduate's new research reveals that plastic pollution poses a significant, unseen threat to ...

Microplastics have been detected in increasing levels at Lake Tear of the Clouds, the highest source for the Hudson River. According to a new report from local researchers and citizen scientists, ...

Plastic pollution is a growing crisis that the world has to face, but Julian Brown's new 'Plastoline' might actually serve as ...

Scientists say microplastics can absorb other pollutants such as PFAS and heavy metals, which may increase health risks for ...

We need to put humans and the environment before corporate profits, writes Bethanie Carney Almroth Plastics have become a concern at the forefront of public environmental awareness campaigns and in ...

Many measures have been initiated to reduce plastic pollution in Norway. Only a few of them will lead to extensive change and ...

Nick Beckage, a graduate researcher, Davin Louangaphay, a research assistant, and Philippe Amstislavski, a professor of health sciences, stand among spruce trees on the University of Alaska Anchorage ...

Plastic pollution is a big problem for our oceans and although in recent years, people have started cutting down on plastic consumption, as we have realized the effects plastic pollution can have on ...

Scientists discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of ...

One of the biggest issues facing our oceans is plastic waste. Damage to economies, industry, and the environment is estimated to cost the world $2.5 trillion annually. But there's hope on the horizon.