Normally land-bound pathogens that cause deadly diseases for both humans and animals can cling to microplastics and end up in your seafood.
Without action in the next five years, an extra 80 million tonnes of plastic may end up in the ocean by 2040.
The amount of microplastics in the environment is being significantly underestimated, research shows.
Public, government and corporate support for a world treaty to curb plastic waste is growing. Treaties addressing mercury pollution, long-range air pollution and ozone depletion offer some lessons.
Researchers are uncovering how microplastic particles are carried in wind, rain and snow to remote regions of our planet.
New research suggests that an effective way to locate and track large concentrations of microplastics in the ocean could be from high in the sky.
As more and more plastic trash permeates the oceans, fragments are making their way into fish and shellfish – and potentially into humans.
Polluted oceans don't just harm wildlife, they are a source of ill health for humans too.
Shaking polypropylene bottles and washing them with very hot water can release millions of tiny plastic particles. Here are four ways to reduce exposure.
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