Post mortems on almost 1,000 dead turtles found more than half of babies - and about a quarter of juveniles - had swallowed plastic, compared to just one in seven adults
Replacements chemicals were also leaching out damaging the sperm and eggs of lab mice too
Man-made fibres are entering food chain
Flushing them down the sink and loo is fuelling the tide of pollution in seas and rivers, according to the study
Photo-editing technology that enables the altering of features on social media has spawned a mental illness dubbed 'Snapchat dysmorphia', scientists say.
The 50ft high spiral of swirling flames was filmed by Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Veronika Richterova has been working with plastic for over a decade to create impressive sculptures out of old coke and drink bottles.
When plastic bags break down on beaches, in parks - or even in the sea - they emit the greenhouse gases methane and ethylene, say scientists
Plastic used in trays, wrappings around fruit and vegetables and cheeses and other food packets had 4,283 individual chemicals of which 148 highly hazardous substances.