Plastic pollution is one of those problems everyone can see, yet few know how to tackle it effectively. I grew up walking the ...

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

The development hasn’t been straightforward. Early versions of the algorithm struggled with shadows and confused driftwood ...

As ocean temperatures rise and currents shift, the plastisphere may become an even more effective route for biological ...

To help companies get started on this path toward change, World Wildlife Fund launched ReSource: Plastic, an activation hub for companies that have made ambitious plastic commitments, but don’t know ...

Plastic pollution is not just in oceans and soil. Scientists have now found enormous amounts of microscopic plastic floating through urban air, far exceeding earlier estimates. Road dust and rainfall ...

A new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts and its partners predicts that plastic pollution will more than double over the next 15 years — the equivalent of dumping nearly a garbage truck full of ...

Greenhouse gases are increasing in the atmosphere. Plastic pollution is proliferating in the environment. Both are bad for the planet — and global warming could be making plastic pollution worse, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – In 2014, Sherri Mason ventured out onto Lake Erie aboard the U.S. EPA’s Lake Guardian research vessel and came back with remarkable evidence of plastic floating in the water. She ...

The surging tide of microplastics is already an environmental and health threat, but as the world heats up — driving increasingly extreme weather — it’s transforming them into “more mobile, persistent ...

The role of nuclear science and technology in helping countries tackle the global challenge of plastic pollution is the focus of a major IAEA event that opened on Tuesday in Manila. The International ...

Every year, around 20 million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean, rivers, and lakes — disrupting ecosystems and livelihoods. NUclear TEChnology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (NUTEC Plastics), ...