Plastic pollution refers to the accumulation of plastic waste in the environment, on land, in water bodies, and even in the air. Plastics are synthetic materials that do not biodegrade easily, and ...

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 ...

Scientists in Germany have found that microscopic plastic particles make up a measurable share of urban air pollution, with ...

Plastic pollution is a "grave, growing and under-recognized danger" to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion a year, a report published Monday in the Lancet medical journal said. The ...

Microplastics can lower your testosterone and may be interfering with you sexual health. Here's what the latest research says ...

The Lancet: Plastic pollution is an underrecognised threat to health, experts warn as they launch a project to track plastics’ health impacts and monitor progress Ahead of the expected finalisation of ...

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 ...

Plastic pollution is a major issue in coastal cities such as Hong Kong. Credit: Stefan Irvine/LightRocket via Getty Images For a seabird, it can be tough to tell the difference between a squid snack ...

Community-led research from UCSB’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory spans three years, four continents and eight countries to reveal the scale of river plastic waste and offer solutions to stop it at ...