“Our results indicate that microplastics may tip the balance of conditions in favor of algal blooms,” the authors conclude in ...

"Much more ambitious action from governments and industry transparency is needed." Experts sound alarm over ominous side ...

Plastic pollution could double its harm to human health in the coming decades if current production trends continue, ...

With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and ...

A Lancet study warns plastics emissions could more than double health risks by 2040, driving global warming, air pollution, ...

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

A new study highlights how a combination of environmental stressors -- namely plastic pollution and seawater flooding -- can increase the threats faced by plants in some of the planet's critical ...

The adverse health impacts associated with emissions across the full life cycle of plastics could double by 2040 unless ...

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

Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be quietly weakening one of Earth’s most powerful climate defenses.

"Can contribute to the disruption of many physiological processes." New study uncovers disturbing side effects of drinking ...

The United Arab Emirates' ban on single-use plastic bags took effect in 2024, and the results are already proving that it has been incredibly effective. According to The National, the ban has not only ...