Kris Jenner has filmed several of her plastic surgery procedures for reality TV Caroline Blair is a writer for PEOPLE. She has been writing about celebrities, entertainment, reality TV stars and ...

Planet or Plastic? Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what ...

Plastic is undoubtedly one of the main causes of ocean pollution worldwide. Not only is microplastic present in our food, but the material has also found its way into the placentas of unborn babies ...

Medicare does provide coverage for medically necessary plastic surgery. It does not cover elective cosmetic surgery solely for appearance. Read more to learn about coverage for medically necessary ...

A single-use plastic water bottle. In most of the YouTube video recordings of Newsom’s new podcast, “This is Gavin Newsom,” a single-use plastic water bottle lurks on a table nearby.

Yet for all the ways plastic has revolutionized the medical industry over the past century, it’s now being scrutinized for what happens after it’s done its job. Plastic can easily end up in ...

Tonnes of plastic are dumped into our oceans each year With talks in Nice centred around ensuring oceans are protected, an ambitious plastics treaty is key to this goal. "Every year, over 400 ...

They found that plastic-bag litter dropped significantly in areas with bag laws, even as the national share of plastic bags found during cleanups increased to 6.7% in 2023 from 4.5% in 2016.

The world is working on a global treaty to end plastic pollution. In 2022, UN Member States adopted a historical resolution to create an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an ...

An estimated 11 million metric tons of plastic enter oceans each year, according to the U.S. State Department—and some of it accumulates in highly visible ways.

Plastic litter is a big risk to the health of marine ecosystems, and the problem is growing, said lead study author Dr. Anna Papp, an environmental economist and incoming postdoctoral researcher ...