Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Here's more about the larger fight over ...

Researchers are training ‘mighty’ marine fungi to quickly eat polyurethane, one of our most common plastics. In a world that ...

All five of the Earth's major ocean gyres are inundated with plastic pollution. The largest one has been dubbed the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a gyre of plastic ...

These sites act as natural plastic traps, accumulating plastic waste at concentrations up to 400 times higher than the Great Pacific ... states-to-combat-ocean-plastic-pollution-worldwide ...

Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs. paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the ... starting with the Pacific Island ...

Plastic pollution is one of the top global environmental ... With a standard plastic water bottle taking up to 450 years to dissolve in the ocean, the race has been on to find a biodegradable ...

The fifth and intended final meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on plastic pollution in Busan ... the World Wildlife Fund and the Ocean Conservancy continue to advocate ...

Feb. 10, 2025 — New research has found exposure to outdoor air pollution and extreme temperatures during pregnancy may increase the risk of prolonged pregnancy, offering new insights into the ...

If you think of air pollution, it's likely a vision of smog over a busy city will spring to mind. But what many people don't realise is just how bad indoor air pollution can also be. A new study ...

A team of university researchers has launched a planned 10-year project to examine pollution from Los Angeles' recent wildfires and study its long-term impacts on health. The researchers ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An aerial view shows the devastation from the Palisades Fire on beachfront homes Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 in ...