New research shows that the concentration of microplastics in our bodies has grown as global plastic production has increased The study looked at brain, liver and kidney tissue from cadavers The ...

How big of a problem is it worldwide? By The Learning Network A new collection of graphs, maps and charts organized by topic and type from our “What’s Going On in This Graph?” feature.

Thailand has become the latest country to take on the global plastic waste crisis by banning imports of plastic waste. For years, the country had served as a key destination for plastic waste from ...

Polypropylene is a type of plastic used to make everything from yogurt containers to water bottles. It's easy to recycle and is one of the most popular plastics used today. You'll know a piece of ...

He emphasizes that proper waste management is essential for reducing these risks. The use of plastic in Europe has skyrocketed over the past decade. Recent statistics reveal that in 2021 ...

Saudi Arabia: 1. The European Union and its allies: 0. As the dust settles on last month’s failed United Nations negotiations to end plastic pollution, high-ambition countries in Europe and elsewhere ...

Jan 14 (Reuters) - The European Commission is reevaluating its probes into tech giants including Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab, Meta (META.O), opens new tab and Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Human brain tissues analysed last year had much higher levels of tiny plastic particles than samples from ...

Jan 18 (Reuters) - Commerzbank (CBKG.DE), opens new tab is exploring cutting thousands of jobs as it seeks to fend off an unwanted approach from Italy's UniCredit (CRDI.MI), opens new tab, the ...

A review into the Albanese government’s first tranche of industrial relations laws has found Labor’s abolition of the building industry watchdog had no unintended consequences, despite reports ...