If they die, there’ll be fewer big fish—and that could rattle the food chain. marine-plastic-ocean-fish-microplasticThe naturally oily surface slicks in which many ocean fish come of age are ...

“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 ...

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

Discover how microplastics are reshaping cloud formation, potentially altering weather patterns and climate balance.

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 ...

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 ...

At the beginning of a clip shared via Instagram on Tuesday, November 5, Swarts, 71, zoomed in on a photo of herself smiling where she appeared to have wrinkles underneath her eyes. “Before ...

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 ...