Plastics play a fundamental role in modern life, but their resistance to biodegradation makes them very difficult to dispose ...

As plastic waste infiltrates every corner of the planet, scientists have discovered that some animals are evolving to survive — and even thrive — in plastic-polluted environments. Certain ...

Plastic packing straps were found constricting the necks or bodies of seals and sea lions, naturally curious animals who may have gotten entangled while trying to play.

Scientists have long known that ocean plastic is consumed because it looks like food. Sea turtles, for example, often mistake flimsy, clear plastic bags for jellyfish.

Polar bears play with plastic trash in heartbreaking photos Upsetting images of polar bears playing with plastic trash show how the rare bears are under threat from pollution and climate change.

New York's Bronx Zoo has some new animal sculptures on display. Tigers, flamingos, gorillas, penguins, and other exotic wildlife have been created using plastic bricks. They are placed alongside ...

Harrowing pictures shows the devastating impact plastic pollution has on working animals Images showing donkeys desperately scavenging for food in temperatures as ...

Worldwide plastic waste has more than doubled since 2000, figures show – but two-thirds of Brits (67 per cent) are unaware of the impact this is having on working animals overseas.

Pupils at a Cardiff school are boycotting the plastic red noses for Comic Relief due to environmental concerns.

Scientists may have discovered an unlikely ally in the fight against plastic waste: the lesser mealworm. Native to Africa but now widespread across the planet, a beetle larvae from the Alphitobius ...

In response to the groundswell of interest, admiration and inquiries about Mark Changizi‘s daughter’s reinvention of chess, here are the full set of rules of Plastic Animal Chess: #ruleslist ...