Plastic pollution is worse because of global warming, with killer whales and sharks most vulnerable, new research warns.

An estimated 280 million metric tons of plastic waste will enter the air, water, soil, and human bodies every year by 2040, ...

And these costs come not just in dollars and cents but also through various health threats linked to plastics — including ...

Despite clear evidence that plastic is clogging oceans and beaches and breaking down into microplastics that enter our bodies ...

Discover the alarming truth about ocean plastic pollution in this in-depth video, which examines how millions of tons of plastic waste—from bags to microplastics—are contaminating our marine ...

Sandwiched between the frigid swells of the Pacific and the warm pulses of Latin American cities lie stretches of turquoise ...

Throwing your plastic bottles in the recycling bin may make you feel good about yourself, or ease your guilt about your ...

In the 1967 film, “The Graduate,” Dustin Hoffman, fresh out of college, receives career advice from an older adult at a party: “Plastics.” Not bad advice at the time. Today ...

The other way small microplastics reach the depths of the sea is by increasing their density through biofouling, causing them ...

Nearly 85 percent of the waste found in national parks is plastic or plastic-mixed material, according to a report by 5 Gyres ...

Plastic waste risks include heart disease, cancer and asthma ... Physician practices are paid less to treat Black, Hispanic ...