(chuchart duangdaw/Moment/Getty Images) The world is drowning in plastic waste. Our bodies are full of microplastics and no ...

Every year, about 50 million metric tons of plastic is dumped into the environment. This waste entangles, chokes and poisons wildlife worldwide, including sable shearwaters living on the remote ...

Picture this: a 21-year-old backyard scientist in Alabama, Julian Brown, sweeps away some dirt and leaves from his homemade solar- and generator-powered, 10-magnetron-powered pyrolysis microwave ...

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There is a hidden danger lurking in your kitchen, and it is your plastic cutting board. Here is why it is dangerous and what you should use instead.

Studies have found microplastics in various species of Amazonian wildlife, including fish, tapirs, crabs and bats, even ...

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If you have a recycling bin at home, chances are you have seen the ubiquitous chasing arrows symbol on the bottom of plastic packaging and assumed that indicates the plastic is recyclable. But only a ...

Researchers installed 96 pairs of artificial nest boxes with two entrance sizes and identified eight types of human-made materials in the nests.

Plastic Pollution Coalition (PPC) has released a special report that exposes the plastic industry's propaganda playbook and ...

We independently review everything we recommend. We may make money from the links on our site. Learn more› By Katie Okamoto Katie Okamoto is an editor focusing on sustainability. She’s covered the ...