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

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 ...

Plastic is everywhere in modern society. While it has paved the way for enormous progress, the pollution it leaves behind is ...

"The Problem With Plastic" is both a call to arms and a thorough look at the far-reaching effects of plastic production.

Plastic pollution is not just in oceans and soil. Scientists have now found enormous amounts of microscopic plastic floating ...

"Are we going to just do another research project?" Researchers search for solution to harmful threat lurking in household washing machines: 'Negative effects' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Marce Gutiérrez-Graudiņš was hoping she’d be a part of history last month when more than 170 countries gathered in Busan, South Korea, to forge a legally binding global treaty to curb plastic ...

BIOPLASTICS are increasingly promoted as a solution to the global plastic crisis, with production and use expanding rapidly across the Asia-Pacific region. This growth is being driven less by ...

You probably already knew that plastic can be bad, but scientists have taken a closer look, and found out it can be bad in ...

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

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