Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sweeping global study shows plastic pollution threatens ocean life in complex and often hidden ways. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) ...

Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...

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 ...

As final negotiations for an international plastics treaty get underway this week in Busan, South Korea, scientists warn that the global plastics crisis is far more dangerous than previously thought.

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Plastic waste in the ocean can break down into microplastics, which researchers measured near U.S. coastlines to study possible links to higher rates of diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

Plastic waste is projected to triple by 2060, with its use known to impact health and cause damage. It is a topic for world leaders meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, who this week have been discussing a ...

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A1. Conduct evaluations to ensure that fossil fuel extraction, as well as petrochemical and plastic production facilities, comply with regulatory requirements; A2. Continue to make progress reviewing ...

UC Santa Barbara researchers and their colleagues estimate that without intervention, plastic pollution is on track to double by 2050. But in a study published in the journal Science, these same ...

Turkey is taking a page out of the European Union's playbook with new regulations aimed at dramatically cutting down on ...

Plastic waste has quietly reshaped the oceans you depend on, and a new global study from Tulane University shows the danger runs deeper than floating bottles and bags. Scientists have now mapped where ...