Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar to the plastic material used in car ...

By coring the seabed at 850 m water depth in Disko Bay off Greenland's west coast, researchers from the University of ...

Plastic waste is increasingly causing problems for fishers. Fishnets bring up bottles, propellers get tangled in bags, water ...

A new study finds that microplastic pollution reduces plant photosynthesis, threatening global food security and worsening ...

Research on plastics in aquatic environments is well-established, but little is known about their presence, pathways, and ...

While recycling aims to reduce plastic waste, the practice itself could be making matters worse by producing an even more ...

Depeche Mode and Hublot partner with Mallorca Preservation to combat plastic pollution in the Balearic Islands.

Manakudy estuary in Kanniyakumari district faces sewage contamination, endangering delicate mangrove ecosystem and aquatic ...

The environmental costs of plastic pollution are not borne by consumers or producers. When these kinds of negative impacts ...

The researchers will immerse plastic films in freshwater samples (taken from a canal in Lowell) and expose them to ...

Grandly christened the Plastic Odyssey, this 40-metre long “floating laboratory” is a three-and-half year expedition that set ...

Biologging uses animal sensors to track ocean changes, helping scientists address climate, pollution, and conservation.