Scientists found invisible plastic pollution across the North Atlantic Ocean. These particles harm both wildlife and humans.

Trillions of invisible plastic fragments—each smaller than a single bacterium—are polluting one section of ocean in volumes ...

Meet the resilient creatures that call the Pacific Garbage Patch home. Discover how they adapt, survive, and even thrive in this massive ocean of plastic waste.

For the first time, scientists have 3-D printed objects within living cells, including a 10-micrometer long elephant and tiny “barcodes” that could help track individual cells. Remarkably, many of the ...

Plastic pollution tends to float near the surface and build up in large, rotating ocean currents known as gyres. The ...

The lining on the inside of a nonstick pan is made of plastic. When heated, it can release toxic fumes; when scratched, it ...

Negotiations toward a global, legally binding plastics treaty are set to resume this summer, with the United Nations ...

Plastic waste pollutes oceans across all regions of the world. Marine animals may become entangled in larger plastic debris ...

“Around 2,000 waxworms can break down an entire polyethylene bag in as little as 24 hours, although we believe that ...

An EPD report tells of dead kittens packaged in a freezer like meat, maggots moving along a toilet, stairs and floors covered in "brown matter." ...