Faced with the explosion of plastic consumption, scientists and institutions are warning: recycling will not be enough.

With its turquoise waters and picturesque villages, the Croatian coast attracts millions of tourists every summer. But this ...

USC biomedical engineers have developed a novel, ocean-safe biocompatible material that eliminates the risk of microplastic pollution. Plastic pollution continues to pose a major threat to marine ...

Thousands of microscopic plastics in the air of homes, offices and cars may be endangering our health, according to a new ...

Plastic pollution was a big-ticket item at a recent meeting of African environment ministers in Nairobi. The experience of communal farmers in the Eastern Cape, who are tackling single-use nappies ...

There’s no escaping plastic. It’s in the oceans, in Arctic snow, and now, more alarmingly than ever, in the very air we ...

A new report from the Ocean Conservancy ranks Arizona among the worst states in the country for plastic pollution policy.

The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) says discarded plastic “leakage” into the ...

"The science is clear: Microplastic pollution poses a growing threat to our environment, our health, and our planet," DTSC ...

From The Mariana Trench to the summit of Everest, microplastics can be found almost everywhere on Earth. Now, a study has ...

The planet has endured massive freshwater losses over the past two decades due to the combined effects of climate change, ...