"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." From ocean shores to grocery stores, plastic is all around us. Scientists are even finding microplastics, ...

Plastics don’t just pose a threat to the marine environment and people’s health; they jeopardize basic human rights. This is the framing that a growing number of legal experts, policymakers, and ...

Amélie Châtel has received funding from Anses. It’s no secret: when we savour a delicious piece of fish or a platter of seafood, we’re not just consuming valuable omega-3s and vitamin D. Alongside ...

Microplastics have been increasingly in the news and for good reason. They have been found in every human body system assessed, and have been associated with adverse health outcomes. Microplastics ...

Plastics are everywhere – they’re even in you right now – and are making many of us sick. Now, global negotiators are fighting over whether that matters. As 180 countries meet in Geneva to seek ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — In Uganda’s Mbale district, famous for its production of arabica coffee, a plague of plastic bags locally known as buveera is creeping beyond the city. It’s a problem that has ...

Plastic contamination is rampant in bottled water. That was the unsettling conclusion of a study published last year in Frontiers in Chemistry that analyzed samples taken from 259 bottled waters sold ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — In Uganda’s Mbale ...