Today, the Government has revealed the Independent Water Commission, chaired by former deputy governor of the Bank of England, Sir Jon Cunliffe.

Far from being just a figure of speech, the existence of microplastics spread throughout the ocean is unequivocal for ...

A recent study has shown that plastic cutting boards can release thousands of microplastic particles into food.

We’re in the golden age of garbage clothes. My mother’s made-in-Canada miniskirt feels like a relic from another world. Why ...

Researchers from the University of Birmingham have explored the environmental impact of microplastics and PFAS, demonstrating ...

The combined impact of so-called 'forever chemicals' is more harmful to the environment than single chemicals in isolation, a new study shows.

San Diego beaches are some of the best in the world, but they experience a problem common to any shoreline: nurdles.

Over 20 million tons of plastic are estimated to end up in the environment every year, with much of it breaking down into ...

Researchers found that air samples taken from the playful marine mammals’ blow holes contained plastic polymer fibers and ...

Each of the 11 dolphins sampled exhaled at least one suspected particle of microplastic, which researchers say “highlights ...