What do microplastics, water color, and satellites have in common? Dr. Karl Kaiser, professor of marine and coastal ...

A UT chemist says it is now time to develop tests for microplastics, similar to tests for other toxic threats.

Microplastics at the University of Bayreuth have overturned a common scientific assumption in a new study: Microplastic particles do not all exhibit similar transport behavior regardless of their ...

Microplastics in the air can be more prevalent in rural areas than in cities, a University of Leeds study suggests. Particles of plastic, which are so small they are invisible to the naked eye, are ...

A University of Missouri researcher is pioneering an innovative solution to remove tiny bits of plastic pollution from our ...

Plastic pollution has moved from oceans and beaches into the most intimate corners of the human body. Tiny fragments of ...

Plastic pollution may be quietly fueling algal blooms by knocking out the grazers that usually keep algae under control.

Oceans absorb about a quarter of the carbon dioxide released by human activity every year, slowing the pace of global warming ...

Even in some of the most isolated corners of the Pacific, plastic pollution has quietly worked its way into the food web. A ...

The negative consequences of plastic are everywhere and affect everyone. Microplastics are now found throughout our bodies, ...

Microplastics have entered Antarctica’s soil ecosystem, subtly affecting its only native insect and revealing how far human pollution now reaches. An international team of scientists led by ...

The Community Environmental Council (CEC) and Santa Barbara Channelkeeper will present An Evening with Captain Charles Moore, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb.