Welcome to the future, where we have two existential problems we simply can’t get rid of: the atmosphere is full of carbon dioxide, and plastic waste is freaking everywhere. Now, though, researchers ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Plastic trash is a problem. In the USA, each person produces an average of 100kg of plastic waste per year. Single-use plastics like drink ...

Investigative journalist John Stossel investigates why recycling plastic is counterproductive. He speaks with science writer John Tierney about why it would be cheaper and more environmentally ...

In the ocean’s abyss, deep-diving whales use echolocation to hunt in pitch dark. Emitting sounds that bounce off objects gives the whales a clear picture of their surroundings. “More often than any ...

Right now, an estimated 130 million metric tons of plastic waste enters the air, water, soil, and human bodies every year. By 2040, that number will jump to 280 million metric tons—about a garbage ...

For half a century, New York City residents have taken out their trash by flinging plastic bags stuffed with garbage straight onto the sidewalk. Now many are having to adjust to putting their garbage ...

Tracy J. Wholf is a senior coordinating producer of climate and environmental coverage for CBS News and Stations, based in New York. Many consumers trust that when they toss a plastic cup into a ...