Name a place on Earth, and the odds are good that it’s contaminated with microplastics. That includes the top of the world. Reading time 2 minutes Microscopic bits of plastic are omnipresent. They’re ...

It’s no secret that our planet is overrun with plastic debris. Plastic debris of all sizes reaches larger bodies of water from runoff, groundwater, and rivers. This mode of water transport has allowed ...

The population of brown bears in the Pyrenees mountains, which had been threatened with extinction, keeps growing, French authorities said Tuesday. Bears had nearly disappeared from the Pyrenees when ...

A fine mist accompanies the clan as the sun rises and they begin their journey. There are 12 people in total, some of them adults, some children, and others so small that they have to travel on the ...