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 you can do to ...

Single-use plastic has always been a concern of Caitlin Broadbent, a sustainability technician at King’s College London. Each month, researchers in the institute’s Drosophila fly facilities ...

Many of the sea creatures we love – birds, fish, turtles and whales – die because of the plastic that’s suffocating our seas. Plastic is choking our oceans. Sir David Attenborough told us during Blue ...

A small cabinet where you can put your extra caps, beanies, and umbrellas. As you can imagine, you can place this right at ...

The Shovel Dance Collective’s raison d’être is to find hidden queer histories, feminist narratives and the stories of working people in old English, Irish and Scottish folk music. Into that bargain, ...

There's still time to enter this amazing Blue Peter competition! Come up with an idea that could help the planet and be recognised by His Royal Highness, Prince William’s prestigious Earthshot ...

In 1869 an innovative new material was created: plastic. Initially envisioned as a substitute for ivory in making billiard balls, the versatility of this new material has seen it applied to almost ...

Image caption, Once in the environment, plastic can take hundreds of years to break down. Back to top Join Lindsey from Blue Peter as she travels to Bass Rock in North Berwick, Scotland to see the ...

You see photos of plastic pollution in the ocean, but it can be hard to connect that to the plastic you're buying and using every day. Here are three ways the plastic you throw away can end up in the ...

Should we burn waste plastic - or bury it? Since China refused last month to accept any more foreign waste for recycling, the UK is facing a challenge. How can it recycle more of its own waste?

T celebrates four talents across music, art and fashion who, through patience and perseverance, have transformed the culture.