“People often assume that plastic in the ocean just sinks or disappears. But our model shows that most large, buoyant ...

Our new study set out to understand what happens to large pieces of floating plastic once they enter the ocean. We developed ...

Scientists turned bamboo into a strong, recyclable, and biodegradable plastic that can replace regular plastic.

Plastics in the clouds, in fish guts, in our brains, in the placenta: The Earth and its inhabitants are in the midst of a plastics crisis. A global treaty to address that crisis is long overdue. A ...

The UN's environment chief insists that a landmark global treaty tackling plastic pollution remains achievable, despite talks ...

Scientists found nanoplastics entering farm animal cells, raising new concerns for food safety and animal health.

Nobody wants plastic pollution. That doesn’t mean poorly considered and heavy-handed governmental actions are the solution.

The world has a plastic problem and it seems to be getting worse. A study released in late April found that chemicals in plastics were potentially associated with as many as 350,000 heart disease ...

Nations kicked off a meeting on Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet. Trump approves Alaska ...

Sixteen-year-old Miranda Wang stood with her high school environmental club at Vancouver’s South Transfer Station in 2011 and watched plastic flow like a river. Bags, films, packaging, all headed ...

You brush twice daily, floss religiously and see your dentist every six months. But what if these acts of oral hygiene are quietly contributing to one of the planet's most pressing environmental ...

Nations kicked off a meeting on Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet. It’s the sixth time ...