Janice Brahney's study examined the source and life history of both wet and dry microplastic deposition.

First long-term study on plastic degradation in a water depth of more than 4000 meter.

A new online platform that allows for the tracking of air pollution worldwide is now available to the public.

Winter vehicle travel can cause long-lasting damage to the tundra, according to a new paper by University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers published in the journal Ecological Applications.

Researchers find evenly distributed microplastic representing background pollution.

Diesel fuel from a 21,000-ton oil spill in the Russian Arctic has reached a freshwater lake that serves as a gateway into the Arctic Ocean, Russian officials announced.

Ship emissions in the southeast Atlantic help create more reflective clouds that produce a local cooling effect.

Texas A&M public health researchers studied the correlation between China’s ban on importing plastic wastes and the environmental health of a community near a waste incinerator in Pennsylvania.

UK consumers are likely to be exposed to larger amounts of more toxic chemicals in their food if trade negotiators from the US have their way, warns a new report out today.

A new study has revealed that almost 13,000 tonnes of microfibres, equivalent to two rubbish trucks every day, are being released into European marine environments every year – but this could be reduced by as much as 30% if we made a small change to our laundry habits.