‘I’m still really surprised by it’
Our interest and understanding of DNA as it relates to ancestry and other topics have grown over recent…
Scientists Turned Plastic Trash Into a Material That Eats Carbon
Experts estimate that the global production and disposal of plastics emits nearly 2 billion tons of greenhouse gases…
Shopper sparks outrage after sharing disturbing image of produce section at local grocery store: ‘Should be … illegal’
With plastic pollution making headlines more often as awareness grows about its impacts, consumers are keeping a closer…
‘It is incumbent on us to act’
In a new report and monitoring initiative, a team of experts from around the world has voiced concerns…
Bay Area refill shop tackles single-use plastic problem
In the San Francisco Bay Area, on the island of Alameda, six months ago, a small store opened…
One of the world’s most polluted cities has banned single-use plastics. It’s not so easy
Ope Adetayo  | Associated Press Lagos, Nigeria — Nigerian shop manager Olarewanju Ogunbona says he uses Styrofoam and…
Indigenous communities plead for action at plastic pollution talks
GENEVA: Indigenous communities from North America are at talks on a global treaty on plastic pollution in Geneva,…
The two biggest sources of microplastic pollution are not bottles or straws
The world is in a “plastics crisis” amid concerns plastic production has risen more than 200 times since…
You Don’t Want to Know Where Scientists Just Found 27 Million Tons of Plastic
Despite the hundreds of millions of metric tons of plastic floating in our oceans—not to mention the microplastics in…
‘Sometimes human intervention does work for the best’
A deer in Georgia can finally breathe easy after rescuers removed a plastic ring stuck around its neck.…
Record-Breaking 365,000 Pounds of Trash Removed from U.S. Beaches by 40,000 Volunteers in Single Year
83% of All Items Collected at 2024 Beach Cleanups Were Single-Use Plastics SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., July 15, 2025…