Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 ...

Plastic pollution tends to float near the surface and build up in large, rotating ocean currents known as gyres. The ...

New research claims that tons of invisible nanoplastics are hiding in our oceans, raising even more concerns about plastic ...

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reports that despite two years of negotiations among 175 countries, a global treaty to end plastic pollution has stalled. The lack of progress ...

New research on nanoplastics pollution and ‘chemicals of concern’ underscores the need for a strong agreement when ...

A new study finds there are 27 million metric tons of invisible plastic particles in the North Atlantic alone.

By 2050, the world is expected to generate more than enough plastic pollution to cover the entire island of Manhattan with a two-mile high mountain of plastic trash.

The multi-stakeholder workshop on the United Nations Plastic Treaty INC5.2, which was concluded in Kathmandu today, has ...

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal cleanups.

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Correction — An earlier version of the headline misstated how much plastic pollution is dumped into the ocean. It is 2,000 truckloads each day. This story has been updated. Credits.

At the dawn of the millennium, a group of eminent scientists began compiling a list of the threats they felt were most likely ...