Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 ...

A new study finds there are 27 million metric tons of invisible plastic particles in the North Atlantic alone.

Scientists found invisible plastic pollution across the North Atlantic Ocean. These particles harm both wildlife and humans.

They then simulated nearly 7.7 million bits of plastic distributed across the sea and tracked their virtual paths to depths as great as about half a mile.

Leaders from around the world have gathered in Busan, South Korea this week in hopes of finally striking a global treaty to reduce the world’s growing level of plastic pollution. Negotiations ...

Plastic bag bans have been popping up across the country for the past decade, but a lawmaker in one state is looking at walking back the law enacted three years ago.

Even if plastic pollution stopped tomorrow, turtles would be dealing with the repercussions for centuries—at least.

Plastics in the ocean smell like food to sea turtles, a new study published in Current Biology reveals. Plastic waste catches microorganisms and algae, becoming … ...

How a Viral Video of a Sea Turtle Sparked Plastic Straw Bans For years, marine biologists have called for a ban on plastics, having witnessed firsthand the devastating impact on marine life ...

President Trump has signed an executive order decrying the "irrational campaign against plastic straws" and directing federal agencies to stop buying paper straws.

An operation to remove plastic pellets which have washed up on Norfolk beaches following a ship collision in the North Sea could take weeks, a council has said.

They then simulated nearly 7.7 million bits of plastic distributed across the sea and tracked their virtual paths to depths as great as about half a mile. Their results suggested that the slower the ...