Plastic is funneling into our oceans, but a boat is helping collect and consume trash before it even hits the sea.

A Blue Planet II segment shows researchers finding plastic bags, food packaging, and even a fatal toothpick inside albatross ...

Food packaging ranks among the top plastic pollutants littering the world’s coastlines, a new study confirms. The study, ...

You brush twice daily, floss religiously and see your dentist every six months. But what if these acts of oral hygiene are quietly contributing to one of the planet's most pressing environmental ...

Sunlight hits tiny particles of plastic floating in a clear water solution. Slowly, they begin to disappear, leaving behind a familiar household chemical: acetic acid, the main ingredient in vinegar.

A new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts and its partners predicts that plastic pollution will more than double over the next 15 years — the equivalent of dumping nearly a garbage truck full of ...

In his personal diary, Andy Warhol once scribbled: “I want to be plastic.” The late artist was fascinated with generic, mass-produced commodities – hence his compilation of Campbell’s soup cans – as a ...

For decades, recycling plastic has been a losing game — too slow, too expensive, and too limited in scope. Most methods rely on high-heat extrusion and mechanical separation, degrading the material ...

Look around you and you’ll struggle to find products that aren’t made with plastic. Since the 1950s, the malleable material has completely reshaped how we live and consume, offering convenience and ...

Plastic has become the symbol of ocean pollution, but what if it's not the real problem? This video investigates the ...