'My hope is that chemists are busily working on alternative molecules that will do what plastics can do, but won't break down ...
Plastic's invisible trail runs through our air, food and oceans — reshaping ecosystems and human health in ways we're only beginning to understand.
A shark scientist explains why plastic pollution does harm sharks through entanglement and microplastic ingestion.
Congaree National Park in SC has attracted multitudes of scientific research projects and plenty of visitors. But it faces ...
Plastic pollution could double its harm to human health in the coming decades if current production trends continue, ...
We like to think that tossing a plastic bottle into a recycling bin means we’ve done our part, but the […] ...
Plastic waste is shifting from environmental burden to a strategic resource as advanced materials turn industrial waste into ...
What if the worst environmental problem wasn't the one everyone is talking about? While Western elites sip fair-trade coffee ...
More than 2,500 tonnes of ghost fishing gear and 976 kilometres of plastic rope were hauled from Canadian waters as part of ...
Researchers warn that plastic production and emissions are driving a rising global health burden, measured in millions of lost healthy years.
The adverse health impacts associated with emissions across the full life cycle of plastics could double by 2040 unless ...
The microfibers that shed from our clothing—particularly those made of polyester—are among the most pervasive microplastics ...