Microplastics are already an environmental and health threat, but as the world heats up, they are becoming a much bigger and more hazardous problem, according to a new analysis ...

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FALMOUTH - Plastic straws are easy, convenient, and part of our takeaway culture. There have been paper substitutes out there, but they turn to mush and don't do the job. Researchers in Massachusetts ...

Inside a New Mexico lab, researchers estimate there is five bottle caps worth of plastic in human brains. Now they are trying to find out its effects. By Nina Agrawal Nina Agrawal shadowed University ...

Plastic foam must be phased out at a local, state and national level in order to protect the oceans and human health, according to a new analysis. The report by Oceana warns plastic foam, which used ...

Plastic waste and microplastics are everywhere, from the peak of Mount Everest to the deepest trenches of the oceans. Although it may not seem like it, you’re probably in an excellent position to help ...

A decade ago, a video of a sea turtle with a plastic straw stuck in its nostril went viral, spurring a wave of activism aimed at curtailing plastic pollution. The disposable plastic straw became the ...

(AP) - Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks have created a problem: growing amounts of plastic waste from the single-use cups in which Frappuccinos, Refreshers, cold brews and other iced drinks ...

We've all heard about plastic pollution clogging our oceans and littering our landscapes. But here's something that might ...