Researchers are raising red flags about a growing threat to marine life that's especially harmful for species like orcas and ...

Sunlight makes microplastics leak hidden chemicals into water, creating pollution that spreads far beyond plastic pieces.

"After it has been made, it cannot be easily unmade." Experts sound alarm over dangerous side effects of popular decorative ...

A new study highlights how a combination of environmental stressors -- namely plastic pollution and seawater flooding -- can increase the threats faced by plants in some of the planet's critical ...

Drinking water in plastic bottles contains countless particles too small to see. New research finds that people who drink ...

Far from shore and hidden beneath the waves, scientists are tracking swirling columns of water that behave like slow-motion ...

A recent University of Florida study found more than 1 trillion microplastics in Indian River Lagoon, raising health and environmental concerns.

Michelle Sigler, graduate of the Advanced Inquiry Program at Chicago Zoological Society–Brookfield Zoo, addresses the effects of plastic pollution on aquatic wildlife and describes several cutting ...

A father’s plastic exposure could significantly induce metabolic disorders like diabetes in offspring. Limiting the plastic ...

The 24th meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention (COP 24) concluded on Friday in Cairo with the adoption of the Cairo Declaration, reaffirming a collective commitment to ...