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

Sunscreen chemicals like EHMC may be silently increasing ocean plastic pollution by strengthening harmful microbial biofilms ...

The WNBA All-Star Weekend at Gainbridge Fieldhouse will mark a league first: a game played entirely with reusable beverage cups.

Countries are currently negotiating a global treaty to end plastic pollution and make plastics safer and more sustainable.

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

The millions of tons of plastics, microplastics, and nanoplastics dumped into the environment over the last several decades ...

A chemical commonly found in sunscreen could be making plastic in oceans even harder to break down, according to University ...

With negotiations underway for a global plastics treaty, business leaders and scientists explain how we can stop the plastic waste polluting our oceans.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has more on microplastics and nanoplastics in foods. Everyday plastic packaging may be adding microplastics to the food and drinks you consume. Experts suggest ...

Satellites have long been used to track plastic in the ocean but have struggled to accurately spot pollution against a sandy background. Now a newly published algorithm might change all that, and ...