Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A juice carton and a water bottle with open plastic lids stand on a table. Tiny plastic particles are accumulating in human ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plastic bags littering the shoreline is a common sight on beaches around the world. The researchers combined information on ...

Biodegradable plastics could help alleviate the plastic waste crisis that is polluting the environment and harming our health ...

A study published today in the weekly journal Science projects that at present rates the world's plastic waste will nearly double by 2050, imperiling waterways and seas already under threat. But ...

You can find plastic containers storing food in just about every grocery store. But a new study makes a strong case for never eating out of a plastic container, especially those meant to be heated, ...

Plastic waste is no longer just an eyesore floating on the surface of rivers and seas. A growing body of research now shows that it is reshaping the chemistry and biology of water itself, creating ...