Mangroves protect coasts and wildlife, but plastic waste now builds up inside roots, harming ecosystems and communities.

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

Plastic pollution is everywhere—including where you would least expect it, especially when it's in tiny particle form. Today, ...

Over the past few years, studies have suggested that plastic particles from bottles, food packaging and waste have been ...

Climate and environmental factors such as pollution, noise exposure and artificial light are major drivers of heart disease ...

While plastic is generally discussed as an environmental issue it has become a significant health threat infiltrating both ...

A new study from the University at Buffalo examines this issue, with findings showing that one cigarette filter can release ...

Previous research links tiny plastic particles to a range of adverse health conditions but largely stops short of establishing direct causal link ...

Five-year NIH-funded study will examine how early-life factors such as growth patterns and exposure to air pollution affect an important marker of biological aging from birth to young adulthood.

Each day, hundreds of microplastic particles could be sent to down towards the seabed in each cubic metre of seawater thanks to the poop of tiny animals called copepods. There are billions of these ...

Microplastics are making it harder for oceans to absorb greenhouse gases, study warns - Researchers say tackling plastic pollution is now part of fight against global warming ...

The outlook is grim, but a new report lays out a path to nearly eradicate plastic packaging pollution within the next 15 years. Reading time 2 minutes Around the world, plastic is falling through the ...