Plastics don’t just pose a threat to the marine environment and people’s health; they jeopardize basic human rights. This is the framing that a growing number of legal experts, policymakers, and ...

Plastic produced by humans has reached staggering levels, now outweighing the total mass of all animals on Earth, according to remarks by Dr Avinash Manjula-Basavanna, senior research scientist at ...

Plastic pollution may be quietly fueling algal blooms by knocking out the grazers that usually keep algae under control.

Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region ...

Plastic pollution is everywhere—including where you would least expect it, especially when it's in tiny particle form. Today, ...

As final global plastics treaty negotiations take place in Geneva, The Lancet elevates plastic pollution as a grave, global threat to human health. “To those meeting in Geneva: Please take up the ...

Medical centres are established to treat diseases and serve humanity, yet the plastic pollution generated by these same institutions is becoming a silent threat to both the environment and public ...

Plastic pollution is a problem, and scientists have been searching for biodegradable options for years. But this novel ...

A study published in the Interdisciplinary Environmental Review has assessed the presence of microplastics in drinking water sources in Southern India. The work provides new evidence of the spread of ...

Robin Millard and Isabel Malsang AFP Aug 5, 2025 Aug 5, 2025 Updated Aug 6, 2025 The 184 countries gathering to forge a landmark treaty on combating plastic pollution were told Tuesday they must find ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. “Plastic pollution has been found on every continent and in every ocean, in people, terrestrial wildlife and marine wildlife,” said Leslie B. Hart, ...

A viral video reveals plastic waste inside elephant dung in Karnataka's Brahmagiri hills, raising concerns about pollution ...