Most plastics used today – roughly 75% – are made of semicrystalline polymers. These materials have a layered structure that ...

The findings explain how most common plastics shed nanoscopic pieces into the environment – not just when they’re burned or crushed, but slowly and quietly, just by sitting out in the open.

Coca-Cola has a plastic problem. Oceana’s report projects The Coca-Cola Company’s plastic use will exceed 9.1 billion pounds ...

A new report by Oceana warns plastic foam has become an “ever-present part of modern life” and must be phased out at a local, ...

Inside a New Mexico lab, researchers estimate there is five bottle caps worth of plastic in human brains. Now they are trying ...

For more than two years, the UN member states have been trying to agree on a plastics treaty that includes globally binding ...

There are trillions of microplastic particles, ranging in size from about one micrometer to a few millimeters, on Earth. Many ...

Since childhood, I’ve been mesmerised by the mysteries of the underwater world. I could sit for hours watching Discovery ...

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has officially launched the implementation of its Africa-BB-Maps project, a ...

Disney celebrates Earth Month with the National Geographic-led ourHOME campaign, featuring three global premieres aroundEarth ...

Disneynature's new feature film, Sea Lions of the Galápagos, and the details of Disney's Earth Month ourHOME campaign.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday vowed to defend science from attacks by "major powers" as he tried to rally global ...