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

Algalita Marine Research and Education, a local nonprofit, has revamped its educator mini-grants program to support teachers ...

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

Despite recycling efforts, most plastic still ends up in landfills, where it takes centuries to decompose and leaches ...

Plastic pollution is everywhere—including where you would least expect it, especially when it's in tiny particle form. Today, ...

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

The surging tide of microplastics is already an environmental and health threat, but as the world heats up — driving increasingly extreme weather — it’s transforming them into “more mobile, persistent ...

Plastic pollution is not just in oceans and soil. Scientists have now found enormous amounts of microscopic plastic floating through urban air, far exceeding earlier estimates. Road dust and rainfall ...

GENEVA (AP) — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution are discussing a new draft of the text Wednesday that would not limit plastic production or address ...

Plastic pollution is one of those problems everyone can see, yet few know how to tackle it effectively. I grew up walking the ...

Mangroves protect coasts and wildlife, but plastic waste now builds up inside roots, harming ecosystems and communities.

Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...