Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A snapshot of "nurdles" collected from Galveston, Texas, shorelines shows the condition of these plastics as they weather in the ...

Plastic particles smaller than five millimetres are known as microplastics. Originally the word "microplastic" first surfaced in 2004, it referred to plastic pieces that were around 20 µm in diameter.

Editor’s note: This is the second entry in a series examining the causes, impacts and solutions to plastic pollution in the Great Lakes. Read the first, third and fourth entries here. BENTON HARBOR, ...

Editor’s note: This is the first entry in a series examining the causes, impacts and solutions to plastic pollution in the Great Lakes. Read the second, third and fourth stories here. HOLLAND, MI — ...