Plastic pollution is not just in oceans and soil. Scientists have now found enormous amounts of microscopic plastic floating ...

Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be quietly weakening one of Earth’s most powerful climate defenses.

Researchers have uncovered a troubling connection between plastic pollution in our seas and the acceleration of global warming. These minuscule plastic fragments, smaller than a pencil eraser and ...

While they may be pleasing to the eye and give an impression of joy and jubilation, plastic fiesta “banderitas” pose a dual ...

A technology using bubbles —to clean up plastic pollution in waterways could be making its United States debut at the Grand ...

New research points to an unexpected way plastic pollution may be influencing Earth’s climate system. A recent study suggests ...

Within 15 years, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every minute. Every second. Plastic is everywhere in modern life and has essential, lifesaving ...

Chemists design biodegradable plastics inspired by nature, programming polymers to stay durable in use and break down safely ...

With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and ...

“During their long journey to Ogasawara Islands, the green turtles are likely to ingest and accumulate plastic distributed ...

Coca-Cola plastic packaging jumped 21% since 2019 to 7.95 billion pounds in 2024 raising environmental sustainability ...

Plastic pollution does more than litter landscapes and oceans. According to a new perspective article published in Biocontaminant, viruses living on plastic surfaces may play an underrecognized role ...