A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health estimates that, in 2016, pollution from plastic lifecycles was associated ...

Eriksen described one autopsy as "the most surreal thing in the world," and their findings showed that plastic clumps called ...

Plastic pollution could double its harm to human health in the coming decades if current production trends continue, ...

Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region ...

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

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

Medical centres are established to treat diseases and serve humanity, yet the plastic pollution generated by these same institutions is becoming a silent threat to both the environment and public ...

Even in some of the most isolated corners of the Pacific, plastic pollution has quietly worked its way into the food web. A large analysis of fish caught around Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu found ...

Plastic waste is no longer just an eyesore floating on the surface of rivers and seas. A growing body of research now shows that it is reshaping the chemistry and biology of water itself, creating ...

Plastic waste pollutes our oceans, food, even our bodies. This week, 175 countries are trying to create a treaty to reduce that waste. Nations such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, who produce fossil fuels ...