But typically the consumption of plastic just leads to chronic, unrelenting hunger. Some animals now live in a world of plastics—like these hyenas scavenging at a landfill in Harar, Ethiopia.

Animals can become caught in pieces of plastic ... problem for other people and living things around the world. The plastic problem is a big one and you might think that you can only play a ...

Summary: This assembly explores some of the problems with plastic in ... we use ends up in the seas and oceans. Plastic pollution at sea can poison animals, ruin their habitats and make it harder ...

President Donald Trump is moving to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws, declaring that paper straws "don't work.

Use of disposable plastic instead of glass or stainless ... in size and weight in an attempt to discover any problems related to animal posture while feeding. We housed rodents individually ...

In addition to the swelling problem of plastic waste, these petrochemical plants spew air and water pollution ... In addition to the pellets, crackers pollute our rivers and oceans with nasty ...

“It’s a ridiculous situation. We’re going back to plastic straws,” Mr Trump said on Monday (Tuesday AEDT) as he signed the ...

Meanwhile, ocean plastic is estimated to kill millions of marine animals every year ... “This isn’t a problem where we don’t know what the solution is,” says Ted Siegler, a Vermont ...

The alternative plastic world is a "minefield", said Time, and "cloaked" in sustainability marketing that "at best is aspirational", and "at worst causes as many problems as the products it is ...

"Since many marine animals feed on feces ... alarming conclusion is that the microplastic problem is far more complex than initially thought. "Plastic pollution in the marine environment has ...

Pollution from fracking extraction sites settles on soil as particulate matter, Nadrich says, which is then absorbed by plants and animals ... contributor to the plastic problem, followed by ...