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Although plastic particles in the air are increasingly coming into focus, knowledge about their distribution and effects is ...

Putting silicate rocks from mine waste on fields could improve crops and limit global warming, but some researchers question where all that rock is going to come from ...

Plastic pollution is more than just trash on the beach. Marine plastic waste releases PFAS and heavy metals into the water of small freshwater lakes and ponds, at levels exceeding the threshold limits ...

Scientists show recycled human waste can unlock nutrients in Martian dust, offering a new path for farming on Mars.

Forever chemicals” known as PFAS have quietly infiltrated everything from nonstick pans to food packaging—and now new research suggests some of them may be speeding up the aging process itself. In a ...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans can generate more than 1,000 tons of trash every year. A coalition of nonprofit groups, city ...

Even Antarctica’s toughest native insect can’t escape the reach of plastic pollution. Scientists have discovered that Belgica antarctica — a tiny, rice-sized midge and the southernmost insect on Earth ...

Ventura Foods is recalling over 22,000 peanut butter products due to the risk of contamination with blue plastic pieces. The affected single-serve items, including peanut butter packets and PB&J cups, ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — According to a report made by our Atlanta sister station, WSB-TV, two brands of frozen tater tots distributed in Georgia and Florida are being recalled over concerns they could ...