Central Park Elementary School fourth- and fifth-graders' passion for combating ocean pollution is matched by their ...

Researchers revealed that people are breathing in small particles of plastic without even knowing about it.Research ...

Countries urged to be ambitious in final push for UN plastic pollution treaty - Negotiators are meeting in Busan, South Korea ...

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MICROPLASTICS — plastic particles ranging in size from large grains of sand to particles small enough to become airborne or ...

Plastic pollution has become a major crisis, with nearly 400 million tons produced globally yearly. A lot of this is for ...

The sustainable style influencer Moyo (@_theconnoisseur) shared a video where she visited H&M's website to check out some listings, explaining that she always looks at labels before buying. But, "lo ...

In a huge step in the fight against microplastics, researchers have created a new plastic that breaks down in seawater. It ...

Editorial: Change is hard, especially in the “free state of Florida,” where the Legislature has put the personal freedom to ...

Journals this month looked at “fabulous but forgotten” ecosystems, hungry monkeys, lead-poisoned birds, and more — including a focus on microplastics.

Using nuclear and nuclear-derived techniques, the IAEA was able to detect microplastics at smaller sizes than previously measurable using conventional methods. “We have started a scientific campaign ...

Have scientists solved the plastic pollution crisis? A team has created a plastic that's as strong as conventional materials but dissolves completely in seawater.