Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

DAGUPAN CITY, PANGASINAN, Philippines — A short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) became the latest marine mammal to fall victim to plastic pollution after it ingested nearly a ...

A 21-year-old arrested in Arizona is facing federal charges in a case where he and another man are accused of robbing a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier at gunpoint. Kyler Reese and Chaun Allen ...

Scientists at RIKEN in Japan have developed a new type of plastic that’s just as stable in everyday use but dissolves quickly in saltwater, leaving behind safe compounds. The benefit of plastics ...

No more plastic bags in Penang from March 1 "This ban on the use of single-use plastic carrier bags will also apply at fixed premises including supermarkets, convenience stores - including those ...

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Carl Vinson arrived at Naval Base Guam on March 24 for a scheduled port visit. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nate Jordan/U.S. Navy) The aircraft ...

The U.S. Navy’s oldest aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz, arrived in Guam on Friday, possibly marking its final visit to the island as the ship continues what is expected to be its last Pacific ...

Evalyne Ndirangu, IAEA Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications Ayhan Evrensel, IAEA Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications “The world’s commitment to ending plastic pollution is clear ...

The recall, which affects more than 10,000 cans of Coca-Cola, were recalled because they may have been contaminated with a foreign object: plastic. The FDA did not mention any injuries or ...

Arabic. French. The Iran-backed Houthi group in Yemen claimed an attack on two U.S. aircraft carriers based in the Middle East, including the recently deployed USS Carl Vinson. The attack follows ...

Shipbuilders went to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to plead for $600 million in advanced funding to keep aircraft carrier suppliers in production—an ask that comes amid delays, uncertain funding ...