New research shows petroleum-based microplastics can worsen harmful algal blooms by killing zooplankton that normally keep ...

Plastic pollution could double its harm to human health in the coming decades if current production trends continue, ...

From hormones to heart health, The Lancet warns plastic exposure could double disease risk by 2040, threatening public health worldwide without urgent action.

With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and ...

A new study highlights how a combination of environmental stressors -- namely plastic pollution and seawater flooding -- can increase the threats faced by plants in some of the planet's critical ...

A Lancet study warns plastics emissions could more than double health risks by 2040, driving global warming, air pollution, ...

The adverse health impacts associated with emissions across the full life cycle of plastics could double by 2040 unless ...

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

Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be quietly weakening one of Earth’s most powerful climate defenses.

Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region in Southern Australia is ...

"Can contribute to the disruption of many physiological processes." New study uncovers disturbing side effects of drinking ...