Plastic pollution may be quietly fueling algal blooms by knocking out the grazers that usually keep algae under control.

B.C.'s attorney general had argued there are 'practical limitations' on provinces ability to combat plastic pollution, and ...

From hormones to heart health, The Lancet warns plastic exposure could double disease risk by 2040, threatening public health worldwide without urgent action.

“Our results indicate that microplastics may tip the balance of conditions in favor of algal blooms,” the authors conclude in their study. “These results collectively illustrate that microplastics, ...

New research shows cigarette butts shed microplastic fibers almost instantly in water, turning common litter into a fast source of pollution.

DHARMAPURI: Residents and farmers in the district are sounding the alarm as plastic waste, notably single-use plastic cups and other disposable plastics, increa ...

Even the most remote Pacific reefs aren’t safe—microplastics are turning everyday fish into silent carriers of global pollution.

From the coral-covered coastlines of Tonga to the remote sandy atolls of Tuvalu, microscopic synthetic fibers are ...

Director General, National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Prof. innocent Barikor, has ...

NASA scientists are beginning to examine ocean trash from a new perspective, not from ships or beaches, but from orbit. The ...

More than 2,500 tonnes of ghost fishing gear and 976 kilometres of plastic rope were hauled from Canadian waters as part of ...

Two cargo ships lost several food containers each along the East Sussex coastline due to storms. As a result, raw onions and uncooked French fries are now blanketing a beach in the area.