In the oceans, the most widespread type of plastic pollution may be the kind you can’t see. A new study published Wednesday ...

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

Sunscreen chemicals like EHMC may be silently increasing ocean plastic pollution by strengthening harmful microbial biofilms ...

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

A pair of researchers examined hundreds of state and local plastic bag policies. Researchers make surprising discovery about states that ban plastic shopping bags: 'May be even more effective' first ...

The world produces over 100 million tons of plastic a year, which could take hundreds of years to fully degrade, but ...

New research on nanoplastics pollution and ‘chemicals of concern’ underscores the need for a strong agreement when ...

The world's oceans and waterways are littered with millions of tons of plastic pollution – but scientists in a study released Thursday say we should think twice before cleaning them up.. In fact ...

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal ...

The problem is getting worse, with plastic pollution expected to soar in the coming decades. So in 2022, U.N. member states said they'd write a legally binding agreement to keep plastic waste out ...

Correction — An earlier version of the headline misstated how much plastic pollution is dumped into the ocean. It is 2,000 truckloads each day. This story has been updated. Credits.

As plastic waste piles up in the world’s landfills, sewer systems and oceans, the United Nations has set a goal to reduce plastic pollution by 80 percent by the year 2040. Inger Andersen, head ...