A groundbreaking study has uncovered a startling link between microplastic pollution and premature births, sparking fresh ...

Thousands of tons of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers ...

testosteroni’s ability to break down plastic. Though the bacteria are promising tools for combating pollution, they are not ...

Why is plastic pollution a problem? Plastic pollution is the most visible example of the havoc we’re causing to our planet. From our local beaches to the remote Arctic, it is choking our oceans and ...

University of Portsmouth provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Thousands of tonnes of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths.

These oil giants are rapidly building petrochemical plants across the United States to turn fracked gas into plastic. This means more plastic in our oceans, more greenhouse gas emissions and more ...

The results show plastic pollution "remains a huge problem for our marine environment", the charity said. During MCS beach cleans, volunteers go through stretches of beach picking up items of ...

An oft-touted claim from high-profile sources says that there will be more plastic than fish in the world's oceans by 2050.

Check out our guide to below and join the Blue Planet Live Lesson on Tuesday 26th March, which will investigate plastic pollution, sustainability and the effects of climate change on our oceans.

But one part of the country is leading the way in tackling the plastic pollution crisis by introducing the first recycling machines. The trailblazing initiative was the brainwave of West Suffolk ...

A specialist vacuum is being used to collect smaller plastic nurdles strewn across Norfolk's beaches. A "retrieval operation" is under way following the crash on 10 March, the coastguard says.

plastic may not be forever—and landfill bacteria can help shorten the life of plastic pollution. The paper is published in the journal PNAS Nexus. More information: Xiaoxing Lin et al ...