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

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

Plastic waste pollutes oceans across all regions of the world. Marine animals may become entangled in larger plastic debris ...

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As shiny, pearl-like white plastic pellets rode wave after wave and piled up on the beaches of Thiruvananthapuram in India’s ...

Plastic pollution tends to float near the surface and build up in large, rotating ocean currents known as gyres. The ...

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

Amid a global plastic-pollution crisis, artist Erik Jon Olson turns his own plastic waste into quilted works of art in which ...

Climate and environment updates: Warmest Junes on record all occurred within the past 3 years Last month was the third-warmest June on record globally.

A chemical commonly found in sunscreen could be making plastic in oceans even harder to break down, according to University ...

The lining on the inside of a nonstick pan is made of plastic. When heated, it can release toxic fumes; when scratched, it ...

Highs of 30.8C have been recorded in the Scottish Highlands, as the Met Office says Northern Ireland has seen its warmest day ...