Researchers find plastic waste in Black Sea transports toxic substances, raising risks for marine ecosystems, human health. - ...

If you pick up plastic trash from a beach, you’re helping protect marine wildlife from harm. And every little piece—from a plastic bottle cap to food wrappers—matters, because even small amounts of ...

For a seabird, it can be tough to tell the difference between a squid snack and a piece of plastic debris. This mix-up can have devastating impacts for the birds and their young, according to a recent ...

In 1996 Captain Charles Moore, a citizen scientist and founder of the Algalita Marine Research and Education Foundation, stumbled upon what came to be known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- a ...

Discover the urgent environmental problem of ocean plastic pollution in this insightful video. Starting with scientific evidence, we see how microplastics permeate every sample of beach sand across ...

Among the biggest culprits of plastic pollution in the ocean and along shorelines are thin plastic shopping bags, which have low recycling rates and often become litter when they blow away in the wind ...

The Ocean Cleanup’s research reveals that Mumbai leaks nearly 5 million kg of plastic waste annually into the Arabian Sea and ...

The four nesting beaches at Rushikulya have a significant presence of plastic waste and discarded fishing nets, says a study.

An estimated 171 trillion pieces of plastic are lurking in the world’s oceans, and plastic production is expected to triple by 2060 if no changes are made. This growth could result in a significant ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics are so small and lightweight they can be swept into the air, where they may be helping to heat ...

For decades, the conversation around microplastics focused on what they were doing to our oceans, our soil, and our bodies.