Nanoplastics from plastic pollution can enter vegetables, raising new concerns about food safety, human health, and ...

"It was an unsolved mystery, as we know that plastic debris should remain floating on the sea surface. Now we have a deep ...

Readers respond to a guest essay about throwaway plastic. Also: President Trump the divider; stealth legislation.

Plastic pollution is a big problem for our oceans and although in recent years, people have started cutting down on plastic consumption, as we have realized the effects plastic pollution can have on ...

Forests store microplastics carried in from the air. These particles accumulate in soils through rain, leaf fall, and ...

A heartbreaking report from South Africa, featuring tough-to-look-at photos, has revealed the devastating impact of fishing ...

KTLA’s new ocean conservation series ‘Saving Our Seas’ dives into one of the largest and most worrisome issues facing our planet… the plastic problem. It’s a compounding catastrophe that has already ...

Plastic waste in the ocean can break down into microplastics, which researchers measured near U.S. coastlines to study possible links to higher rates of diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

Environmental groups are calling for greater regulation of tiny plastic pellets accumulating in New England’s waterways and elsewhere. The pellets, which are melted down and shaped into water bottles, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Health hazards in Michigan's waterways have long been a top concern for its people, given the the state's stewardship of a vast amount of the world's freshwater supply. Risks ...

These risks don’t only emerge while fillings are in the mouth. A key concern is the microscopic plastic dust produced during ...

Researchers submerged LAHB films at a depth of 855 m near Hatsushima Island to test real-world deep-sea biodegradation. After 13 months, the LAHB plastic lost over 80% of its mass, showing its ...