Discover the latest findings from the International Marine Litter Research Unit as experts investigate how plastic waste ...

Discover the alarming global crisis of plastic pollution and how it affects our oceans and rivers. This video explores the ...

Plastic pollution is a problem all around the world, especially microplastics which can affect the environment and human ...

In Geneva, negotiators from 175 nations are trying to hammer out the first-ever legally binding treaty on plastic pollution. The urgency of the talks was underscored this week by a new study published ...

Community-led research from UCSB’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory spans three years, four continents and eight countries to reveal the scale of river plastic waste and offer solutions to stop it at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Global talks aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis failed once again after 11 days of work at the United Nations office in ...

Leaders from around the world have gathered in Busan, South Korea this week in hopes of finally striking a global treaty to reduce the world’s growing level of plastic pollution. Negotiations began ...

The surging tide of microplastics is already an environmental and health threat, but as the world heats up — driving increasingly extreme weather — it’s transforming them into “more mobile, persistent ...

Millions of plastic particles are ingested by people every year. What does that mean for our health and the environment?As ...

Negotiators will take another stab at reaching a global pact on plastic pollution at talks opening Tuesday in Geneva but they face deep divisions over how to tackle the health and ecological hazard.

Plastic waste pollutes our oceans, food, even our bodies. This week, 175 countries are trying to create a treaty to reduce that waste. Nations such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, who produce fossil fuels ...