How 'superworms' could help solve the trash crisis
A new study from Australia shows that larvae of the darkling beetle can eat polystyrene — the material behind plastic foam.
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On The Oregon Coast, Turning Pollution Into Art With A Purpose
A local artist is turning the mountains of plastic garbage that wash up on beaches into dramatic sculptures of the very marine life threatened by the deluge of plastics.
An Engineering Wunderkind's Ocean Plastics Cleanup Device Hits A Setback
Four months into its testing phase, the Ocean Cleanup's plastic-catching device isn't catching as much plastic as intended.
Beer, Drinking Water And Fish: Tiny Plastic Is Everywhere
Plastic trash less than 5 millimeters long is in the things we eat and drink, and the air we breathe. Scientists are just beginning to study where it comes from and how it might affect our health.
McDonald's Says It's Ditching Plastic Straws In U.K. And Ireland
McDonald's also says it will test alternatives to plastic straws in some restaurants in the U.S. and several other countries later this year.
In Thailand, 17 Pounds Of Plastic Kills Whale, Highlighting Ocean Pollution
Last week, dozens of plastic bags were pulled from the stomach of a whale that researchers found washed ashore in Thailand.
Last Straw For Plastic Straws? Cities, Restaurants Move To Toss These Sippers
As awareness grows about the environmental toll of single-use plastics, U.S. retailers and regulators alike are finding ways to decrease their use. And straws have become a prime target.
Guess What's Showing Up In Our Shellfish? One Word: Plastics
Scientists predict that plastic in the ocean will eventually outweigh the fish there. Where is it all coming from? And is it making our food unsafe? Researchers are trying to find the answers.
Millions Of Pieces Of Plastic Are Piling Up On An Otherwise Pristine Pacific Island
Researchers found more than 17 tons of plastic debris on an uninhabited South Pacific island. It's some 3,000 miles from the nearest big city, but ocean currents bring a steady supply of trash.
Pollution Has Worked Its Way Down To The World's Deepest Waters
Tiny creatures in the Mariana Trench have high levels of industrial contamination. The new findings suggest that even Earth's most remote locales feel the effects of human beings.