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

“Our results indicate that microplastics may tip the balance of conditions in favor of algal blooms,” the authors conclude in their study. “These results collectively illustrate that microplastics, ...

"Much more ambitious action from governments and industry transparency is needed." Experts sound alarm over ominous side ...

New research shows petroleum-based microplastics can worsen harmful algal blooms by killing zooplankton that normally keep ...

Plastic pollution could double its harm to human health in the coming decades if current production trends continue, ...

From hormones to heart health, The Lancet warns plastic exposure could double disease risk by 2040, threatening public health worldwide without urgent action.

A new study highlights how a combination of environmental stressors -- namely plastic pollution and seawater flooding -- can increase the threats faced by plants in some of the planet's critical ...

Plastic pollution is everywhere—including where you would least expect it, especially when it's in tiny particle form. Today, ...

"Can contribute to the disruption of many physiological processes." New study uncovers disturbing side effects of drinking ...

Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region in Southern Australia is ...

Plastic pollution is not just in oceans and soil. Scientists have now found enormous amounts of microscopic plastic floating through urban air, far exceeding earlier estimates. Road dust and rainfall ...

Plastic bags tangled in trees. Takeout containers scattered along roadsides. Bottles clogging streams and waterways and washing up on beaches. Across the United States, plastic waste and pollution ...