Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region in Southern Australia is experiencing a nine-month toxic algae bloom that ...

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

Plastic's invisible trail runs through our air, food and oceans — reshaping ecosystems and human health in ways we're only beginning to understand.

From hormones to heart health, The Lancet warns plastic exposure could double disease risk by 2040, threatening public health worldwide without urgent action.

Climate change conditions turn plastics into more mobile, persistent, and hazardous pollutants. This is done by speeding up plastic breakdown into microplastics—microscopic fragments of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Within 15 years, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every ...

Plastic waste pollutes our oceans, food, even our bodies. This week, 175 countries are trying to create a treaty to reduce that waste. Nations such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, who produce fossil fuels ...

A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea. Here’s what to know about it: National delegations still ...

This cross-sectional study of 300 school-aged girls in Tehran found that higher air pollution exposure was consistently ...

Ethiopia’s expanding efforts to curb plastic pollution, limit exposure to toxic chemicals, and increase urban green spaces ...