Quantifying the dangers of plastic pollution in the seas and nature, a team of researchers in a new study estimates that about half of the world’s seabirds have ingested plastic additives. The ...

Plastic is everywhere in modern society. While it has paved the way for enormous progress, the pollution it leaves behind is ...

On Thursday, Dalhousie University professor Tony Walker will virtually meet with the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC). The committee is in its sixth round of talks over an ...

Plastic pollution is one of those problems everyone can see, yet few know how to tackle it effectively. I grew up walking the ...

"The Problem With Plastic" is both a call to arms and a thorough look at the far-reaching effects of plastic production.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plastic pollution could linger on ocean surfaces for over 100 years, researchers warn Some 170 trillion pieces of plastic are ...

A team of researchers has demonstrated a cutting-edge plant-based plastic bag that can dissolve in water without producing ...

People may have sensed that the issue of plastic pollution is increasingly featured in newspapers as a major international environmental issue. A report released at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in ...

Scientists discovered massive microplastics forming plastic clouds over Chinese cities, raising concerns about human health, ...

Plastic is a useful everyday item but has grown to become a global problem. Every year the world produces over 460 million tonnes of plastic, [1] 90% of which pollutes almost all areas of our planet, ...

Ms. Watson runs plastic pollution initiatives for the Coastal Centre and comes armed not with slogans but science. Her ...

Cornwall’s beaches still look beautiful from a distance. But walk the tideline after a storm, or look closely at the wrack ...