Researchers from Tel Aviv University found that marine creatures like ascidians can change the composition of microplastics, ...

Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean ...

but unfortunately our used plastic is getting into the ocean. It can end up causing all sorts of problems for sea life and marine mammals. But how does our plastic waste end up littering the ocean?

A rising tide of plastic waste is choking our oceans, threatening fragile ecosystems and killing sea life. While plastic has revolutionised our way of life since it was invented in the 1950s, the ...

This could help reduce the amount of plastic waste in the ocean, lessening the incidence of sea creatures eating plastic or becoming entangled in it. To achieve this, the team has created plastic ...

Monaco Ocean Week brings together key stakeholders in the marine sector, from industry, conservation, academia, and government. Releasing the report at this major international meeting underscores the ...

Atop the proposals to remediate ocean pollution, the researchers recommend: banning coal combustion and the production of single-use plastics, controlling coastal pollution, and expanding marine ...

A garbage island made of 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic spread across nearly 618,000 square miles and weighing 100,000 tonnes is floating in the Pacific Ocean.

Authors of the new plastic waste report, echoing the first-year report, said after the plastic reduction law roughly 16.5 ...

As a long-tail boat arrives at a fishing village on the southern island of Koh Chang, residents gather to sell their wares – ...

A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Fukui Prefecture, the largest ...