"The Problem With Plastic" is both a call to arms and a thorough look at the far-reaching effects of plastic production.

A new study highlights how a combination of environmental stressors -- namely plastic pollution and seawater flooding -- can increase the threats faced by plants in some of the planet's critical ...

Plastic is everywhere in modern society. While it has paved the way for enormous progress, the pollution it leaves behind is ...

"Can contribute to the disruption of many physiological processes." New study uncovers disturbing side effects of drinking ...

For people, the concern is direct exposure. Humans may consume up to 5 grams (0.18 ounces) of plastic particles weekly ...

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

Dead whales beach themselves with hundreds of pounds of plastic in their stomachs. Turtles can't breathe because plastic straws get stuck in their nostrils. Birds are mistaking plastic for food, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Global negotiations to address plastic pollution collapsed in Geneva, Switzerland, last August after countries rejected two draft treaties. The Geneva talks, launched with optimism ...

Machine learning has been used to turn a survey of local waste-management practices into a global inventory of plastic emissions. The data show that tackling plastic pollution will require reduced ...

Five large patches of trash swirling in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans serve as a crushing reminder that the ocean bears the brunt of the plastic pollution crisis, with more than 11 million ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding businesses, organizations and consumers of the waste ...

Two of the planet’s more pressing environmental stressors have the potential to alter the growth and reproductive output of plants found right along the world’s coastlines, a new study suggests. The ...