At a time when synthetic plastic has polluted nearly every corner of the globe and appeared in food and in the human body, ...

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Plastic pollution impacts all planetary boundaries, affecting the environment and health on a global scale. Researchers call ...

Plastic is a popular product in modern industry, and its usage has rapidly grown over the last few decades. Its omnipresence ...

Experts say microplastics reduce fertility, lower sperm count and may increase cancer risk. Biohacker Bryan Johnson is trying ...

Food and cosmetics from dozens of major retailers come wrapped in potentially dangerous plastics, a new report has found.

The warning comes as modelling published in the journal Science suggests plastic waste is likely to double by 2050.

Delegates will meet soon in South Korea in their last scheduled gathering to get a grip on plastic pollution, with health and ...

Plastic pollution affects fundamental Earth systems, contributing to almost every pressing global environmental challenge.

Examining the threat of micro- and nanoplastics and innovative nanotechnology solutions for their removal and recycling.

Plastic pollution is changing the processes of the entire Earth system, exacerbating climate change, biodiversity loss, ocean ...

UC Santa Barbara researchers and their colleagues estimate that without intervention, plastic pollution is on track to double ...