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Plastic

Why Scientists Are Studying the Dining Habits of Manta Rays

These filter feeders might be a ray of hope amidst microplastic pollution.

Abbey Perreault October 15, 2018

Sea stars in the Gulf of Mexico in 2017.

Found: The Last Traces of Unspoiled Ocean

They're few and far between.

Jessica Leigh Hester July 30, 2018

Little pieces of plastic pile up in waterways all over the world.

Trawling Through the Murky World of Microplastics

In waterways around the globe, the teeny tiny shreds are a big problem.

Jessica Leigh Hester July 24, 2018

Pieces of ceramic and glass that Atherton has found in the Thames, interspersed with more recent trash.

The Artist Making Tapestries Out of Aquatic Trash

Jo Atherton's colorful works turn our plastic crisis into a meditation on memory and time.

Cara Giaimo May 2, 2018

Plastic fedoras often make an appearance.

Inflatable Saxophones, Novelty Fedoras, and the Allure of Plastic Party Favors

They're big business at bar and bat mitzvahs and other celebrations. But why do we want them?

Sonia Weiser April 11, 2018

Submerged plastic can sicken coral.

The Staggering Scope of the Plastic Threat to Coral Reefs

Garbage floating in the ocean is likely to be swarming with bacteria, which can make corals sick.

Jessica Leigh Hester January 25, 2018

One of the two Mold-A-Rama machines at the Lincoln Park Zoo
in Chicago. Located in the Farm-in-the-Zoo exhibit, this machine
produces an orange piggy bank.

Meet the People Keeping Mold-A-Rama Alive

These retro machines, which make plastic souvenirs right before your eyes, are as popular as ever.

Hannah Steinkopf-Frank January 22, 2018

A postcard from the Garbage Patch State.

We're All Citizens of the Garbage Patch State

An Italian artist has created an imaginary homeland for all of our plastic waste.

Vittoria Traverso November 16, 2017

Everybody knows the bread clip.

Most of the World's Bread Clips Are Made by a Single Company

A brief history of the Kwik Lok Closure.

Eric Grundhauser May 25, 2017

Lunch time.

Wax Worms Have a Voracious Appetite—for Plastic Bags

Let's hope these caterpillars are very, very hungry.

Kelsey Kennedy April 24, 2017

The Ecological Bottle House.

Puerto Iguazú, Argentina

Ecological Plastic Bottle House

One family's mission to exemplify sustainability took on a whole new life as a surprisingly beautiful home.

Allauch, France

Attrap’Rêves Bubble Hotel

Sleep in a climate-controlled plastic bubble for the night.

Interior of the Bakelite Museum.

Williton, England

The Bakelite Museum

A collection of retro plastic goods made with "the material of a thousand uses."

other capitals of the world

When Americans Embraced the Bob, This New England Town Had To Make Something Besides a Comb. Enter the Pink Flamingo

George Pendle January 4, 2016