“This is incredibly exciting, as up to now we have not had a tool for detecting plastics in coastal environments from space,” ...

A satellite imagery tool from RMIT University now allows for the effective detection of beach plastics, aiding cleanup ...

"This is incredibly exciting, as up to now we have not had a tool for detecting plastics in coastal environments from space." ...

These tiny pieces of plastic have been detected almost everywhere on Earth, from the deepest oceans to the highest mountains, as well as in the air, water, soil and food chain. Every day humans ...

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, recycling efforts for plastic increased significantly between 1980 and 2010. Although plastic production also increased, the percentage of ...

Since dolphins and humans inhale similar plastic particles, dolphins may be at risk for the same lung problems. As top predators with decades-long life spans, bottlenose dolphins help scientists ...

These plastic fragments are so small – less than 5 millimetres in size – they can make their way into our bodies through food, water and even the air… Receive a weekly dose of discovery in ...

Microplastics have been steadily increasing in freshwater environments for decades and are directly tied to rising global plastic production since the 1950s, according to a new study by an ...

New research on dolphins suggests that they’re even in the animal’s breath. Plastics found in water bottles and clothing are being exhaled by dolphins. Tests on 11 of the marine mammals in Florida and ...

Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have discovered that CDA is the fastest degrading type of plastic in seawater – technically classified as a bioplastic – and with ...

Out of the more than 16,000 chemicals used or found in commercial plastic, more than a quarter are considered hazardous to human health, according to a group called the Scientists' Coalition for ...