Every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world's oceans, rivers, and lakes. Plastic pollution is a global problem. Every year 19-23 million tonnes of ...

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When you put plastic packaging into your recycling bin, it might be a surprise to learn that the least likely thing to happen is that it will be recycled in the UK. Instead, a huge amount of plastic ...

Plastic does not naturally biodegrade. The Environmental Protection Agency cites research indicating that once in the environment, plastics can take between 100 and 1,000 years to decompose.

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From the frozen ice caps of the polar regions to the warm waters of the tropical coral reefs, from deep sea vents to shallow seagrass beds, the oceans contain the greatest diversity of life on Earth.

Alphabet is likely not as far behind in artificial intelligence as some assume. The company can probably afford to invest staggering sums to build and maintain its competitive edge. Still, amid ...

Microplastics are now a ubiquitous part of our daily physical reality. These minuscule fragments of degrading plastic now suffuse our air, our soil, the food we eat and the water we drink.

It might take an extraterrestrial attack to stop Boldy James from making albums. Alphabet Highway, a collaboration with underground Harlem producer V Don, will be the Michigan rapper’s fourth project ...