They have been found inside thousands of animal species, in our food, in the air we breathe and inside our blood. Between 4.8 ...

As plastic waste infiltrates every corner of the planet, scientists have discovered that some animals are evolving to survive — and even thrive — in plastic-polluted environments. Certain ...

Inside India’s plastic cows: How sacred animals are left to line their stomachs with polythene Grazing on rubbish on Delhi’s streets, cows consume large quantities of plastic, and doctors ...

Plastics found inside the study sea turtles. Eating plastics can be detrimental to the health of animals like turtles. Ceren Sertug The study found that the numbers of macroplastics found within ...

Plastics play a fundamental role in modern life, but their resistance to biodegradation makes them very difficult to dispose ...

Even if plastic pollution stopped tomorrow, turtles would be dealing with the repercussions for centuries—at least.

Plastic pollution is so bad for animals it now has a disease name — 'plasticosis' Researchers found consuming plastic leads to widespread scar tissue in a population of Australian seabirds ...

All were found to have creatures that had eaten some form of artificial fibre or plastic, ranging from 50 per cent in the New Hebrides to 100 per cent in the Mariana. Deep-sea animals which will ...

An investigation is underway after a black bear was found dead inside of a plastic bag in Arlington, Virginia.According to the Animal Welfare League of Arlingto ...

NOAA defines a microplastic as anything plastic under 5 millimeters — large enough to see easily with the human eye, although many can be microscopic. Most are small enough to pass through the ...

A woman in Florida has been charged after her landlord’s cleaning crew found a dog barely alive in a plastic bin inside of a bathtub when she was being evicted.