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, ...

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

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

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 review published in Frontiers in Science is calling for urgent action to avoid irreversible ecological damage by stemming the tide of microplastics entering the environment. Climate change ...

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

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 ...

The effects of plastic on the three planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution: scientific knowledge is still patchy and unevenly distributed. The United Nations ...

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