A report assessing state policies on plastics comes just weeks before negotiators meet to attempt to finalize a global treaty ...

Negotiations toward a global, legally binding plastics treaty are set to resume this summer, with the United Nations ...

Matthias Rillig’s research reveals a range of impacts of microplastics on soil-dwelling worms, bacteria, and plants—some of ...

Microplastics get into your body through food, water, and air, says Stephanie Wright, PhD, a senior lecturer in environmental ...

Plastic pollution is no longer just an environmental issue but a growing public health crisis. Microplastics have infiltrated every aspect of life, from the water we drink to the food we consume ...

A leading expert in the health impacts of plastic pollution and microplastics is calling on the UN to end the use of toxic ...

Slathering on sunscreen could have an invisible and until now unknown side-effect - it clings to plastic in the sea and makes ...

New research reveals the impact of discarded plastic materials on young birds—with chicks dying after becoming entangled in ...

Humans set over 9 billion tons of plastic loose on the face of the earth between the 1950s and 2015, Geyer estimated — enough to bury an area the size of Argentina ankle deep. Just 9 percent of that ...

New research indicates there’s at least one strategy that works to curb an especially problematic and unnecessary form of plastic trash. Local and state level bans on plastic bags successfully ...

Study raises questions about plastic pollution’s effect on heart health Plastic bottles and other garbage are seen next to a beach at Fiumicino, Italy, near Rome, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020.

Scientists have found microplastics in human semen and follicular fluid, according to new research on a small group of adults.