While United Nations agreements like the Basel Convention have put limits on global trade in plastic scrap, industry groups ...

A new study reveals an alarming number of mechanisms throughout the life-cycle of plastic that could enhance or spread ...

The MV X-Press Pearl, which was carrying chemicals, sank after catching fire in 2021. The disaster led to the death of ...

“Trade can be seen as the root cause of much of the global plastic problem, but it’s also a potential solution,” explained ...

Microplastics are really small pieces of plastic — less than five millimeters long on one side or about the size of a pencil ...

The College of Charleston, a leader in marine science research, is at the forefront of studies on dolphins and plastics — ...

If you were using a contaminated spatula, the study said, you could be exposing yourself to 80 percent of the daily EPA limit ...

The talks in Geneva may be the world’s last chance to agree a strong treaty to tackle plastic pollution, scientists warn.

The rule would have further monitored PFAS and other chemicals from plastics used in chemical recycling. The plastic industry ...

An international team of Greenpeace activists has abseiled from Scotland’s Forth Road Bridge to block an INEOS tanker from ...

Dwelling precariously on wave-battered, remote islands of the Pacific, Tristram’s storm petrel seems to inhabit a world ...

By adding citric acid and squid ink to a cellulose-based polymer, researchers created a variety of structurally colored ...