Plastic waste is no longer just an eyesore floating on the surface of rivers and seas. A growing body of research now shows ...

Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region ...

Plastic pollution may be quietly fueling algal blooms by knocking out the grazers that usually keep algae under control.

Plastic's invisible trail runs through our air, food and oceans — reshaping ecosystems and human health in ways we're only beginning to understand.

You've likely heard of microplastics, the ultra-tiny pieces of plastic that result from the degradation of larger plastics. But even as more people become aware of the problems they pose, microplastic ...

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal cleanups. Ever since their invention in 1959, plastic bags have become synonymous ...

Microplastics have already found their way into every environment on our planet, but contamination from this pollution is expected to get increasingly worse. Microplastic pollution could more than ...

Plastic pollution is everywhere—including where you would least expect it, especially when it's in tiny particle form. Today, ...

As plastic pollution continues to accumulate globally, scientists are uncovering alarming evidence that the tiniest fragments — called nanoplastics — may harm lung tissue and threaten human health.

What long-term threats does plastic pollution have on the Earth, and specifically marine life? This is what a recent study published in Nature Sustainability hopes to address as a team of scientists ...

I was a junior in high school when the first World Environment Day (WED) was celebrated in 1972. Marked annually on June 5, it was established by the United Nations General Assembly and over the past ...

This Thursday marks World Environment Day, an annual awareness day born out of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It’s the largest global platform for environmental outreach, and this ...