Candy wrappers. Balloons. Grocery bags. Every day, the equivalent of 2,000 full garbage trucks worth of plastic gets dumped in the world's oceans. Scientists have long known that plastic waste is ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Animals often do not understand the difference between food and waste. The colorful appearance, smell of leftover food, or the crinkling sound of plastic bags can easily lure them. Cats may play with ...