Imagine a world where the air is clean, the water is pure, and wildlife thrives in natural habitats untouched by human waste. Now, imagine the reality, especially as we approach World Conservation Day ...

Plastic pollution is often hidden in plain sight – behind positive “eco” or “recyclable” labels, within supply chains and ...

Plastic pollution is a "grave, growing and under-recognized danger" to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion a year, experts warned in a report on Monday. The new review of the ...

Community-led research from UCSB’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory spans three years, four continents and eight countries to reveal the scale of river plastic waste and offer solutions to stop it at ...

Beneath the ocean’s surface, bacteria have evolved specialized enzymes that can digest PET plastic, the material used in bottles and clothes. Researchers at KAUST discovered that a unique molecular ...

GALVESTON, Texas – Nurdles, small plastic pellets, are a growing problem polluting beaches across Texas, including Galveston ...

Some 170 trillion pieces of plastic are floating on the planet’s oceans — and scientists revealed for the first time that it ...

Antarctica's unique ecosystems are increasingly at risk from non-native marine species and pollution carried from Southern Hemisphere landmasses, according to a new study published in Global Change ...

Leaders from around the world have gathered in Busan, South Korea this week in hopes of finally striking a global treaty to reduce the world’s growing level of plastic pollution. Negotiations began ...

A class at a Utah high school is doing something about growing concern about microplastic pollution and turning it into something: something innovative. Their invention, a mobile tool for cleaning ...

With narration by Woody Harrelson, the new documentary, “Kuleana,” will be screened Sunday at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center ...