Scientists have developed a new method to identify and map plastic waste in urban areas using satellite imagery, offering new hope for tracking pollution and improving waste management in cities ...

The plastic pollution crisis has been widely blamed on a handful of Asian countries, but new research shows just how much the U.S. contributes. By Laura Parker. October 30, 2020 ...

HIS obsession with photography was so consuming that it drove a young Leo Hendrik Baekeland beyond the darkroom and into the ...

Plastic pollution in the ocean is projected to triple by 2040, increasing the urgency of finding a global solution. Photograph by Hannah Whitaker, Nat Geo Image Collection. ENVIRONMENT; ...

Acclaimed photographer Mandy Baker and ‘climate influencer’ Laura Young, known as ‘Less Waste Laura’, were among 36 volunteers who ...

The study was published in the journal Environmental Research Letters.

The shortlist of 25 photos captures our changing world in extraordinary depth, from rooftop picnics to undersea greenhouses.

New research indicates there’s at least one strategy that works to curb an especially problematic and unnecessary form of ...

The British Deputy High Commission Kolkata and the Indo-British Scholars’ Association (IBSA) recently collaborated to ...

On the eve of World Environment Day, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launched the Global Plastics Hub, a tool that integrates data from multiple sources to support evidence-based ...

“The millions of waste pickers are a strong ally in the quest for solutions as the world seeks to end plastic pollution,” says Tonda. “Recognizing waste picker’s role to achieve this will allow them ...

Alexa McGovern is the founder of Dirigo Sea Farm, an early-stage startup that aims to fight plastic pollution by turning kelp into biodegradable bioplastic film for use in products such as ...