The effects of plastic on the three planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution: scientific knowledge is still patchy and unevenly distributed. The United Nations ...

With plastics breaking down into microscopic particles that enter the food chain, researchers are investigating how they may ...

For years, plastic has been building up in the ocean in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Now, according to Treehugger, scientists have identified another worrying impact: The garbage is carrying ...

Manatee Lagoon in West Palm Beach attracts hundreds of manatees. GREG LOVETT/THE PALM BEACH POST GREG LOVETT/THE PALM BEACH POST / USA TODAY NETWORK In late October, a rare Gervais’ beaked whale ...

That water bottle you just drank from? It might be leaving behind tiny pieces of plastic smaller than the period at the end of this sentence. Scientists have discovered these microscopic plastic bits, ...