This is one reason Earth Day‘s annual mission is focused on Planet vs. Plastic, which takes place on April 22nd. Microplastics, less than 0.5 millimeters in diameter, and airborne nanoplastics ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The Plastic Layer of the Earth's Mantle ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 207 No. 1 (July 1962), p. 52 doi:10.1038 ...

UNEP executive director Inger Andersen said the agreement “marks a triumph by planet earth over single-use ... so they may live with plastic and not be doomed by it.” added Andersen.

This story is part of Planet or Plastic ... No one knows how much unrecycled plastic waste ends up in the ocean, Earth’s last sink. In 2015, Jenna Jambeck, a University of Georgia engineering ...

This story is part of Planet or Plastic ... the crisis and how they can help reverse the blight of single-use plastic in Earth’s oceans and waterways. And that’s why, if you’re a subscriber ...

Learn about the impact of plastic pollution on climate change and environmental degradation during the Society of the Four Arts showing of “Plastic Earth.” Scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Friday ...

The last few weeks of 2024 were a disappointment for those who strongly believed that planet Earth is in need of bold actions.