In a groundbreaking initiative, scientists and climate activists are turning to an unexpected source in the fight against plastic pollution: baby diapers and fungi. Yes, you read that right—diapers ...

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 ...

Nick Beckage, a graduate researcher, Davin Louangaphay, a research assistant, and Philippe Amstislavski, a professor of health sciences, stand among spruce trees on the University of Alaska Anchorage ...

I was a junior in high school when the first World Environment Day (WED) was celebrated in 1972. Marked annually on June 5, it was established by the United Nations General Assembly and over the past ...

"Just because it hasn’t been done yet doesn’t mean it can’t be done." NASA scientists set out to solve everyday problem on ...

The surging tide of microplastics is already an environmental and health threat, but as the world heats up — driving increasingly extreme weather — it’s transforming them into “more mobile, persistent ...

With millions of tons of plastic covering the seafloor, and more added every year, plastic pollution in the oceans is a major problem. With this amount of waste, we are ruining Earth's oceans and ...

Negotiators gathered in Busan, South Korea, on Monday in a final push to create a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution. It's the fifth time the world's nations convene to craft a ...

Judith Enck discusses her new book, "The Problem with Plastic," and the Trump regime's decision to repeal the government's power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Nations finished a ...

The statistics around plastic recycling are absolutely devastating. In 2024, only 9% of plastic waste was recycled globally, while 91% of plastic waste is believed to not be recycled. Even worse, the ...