Experts from academia, industry and environmental groups assessed the chances for a global treaty on plastic waste at ...

Most of the plastic bottles and caps that pollute the Pacific coasts of Latin American countries are of local origin, and are ...

Did you know that there's a garbage patch twice the size of Texas floating in the Pacific Ocean? What's more, this trash pool is almost entirely made up of plastic. How bad do you think that is for ...

The most frequently collected items in Alaska, as recorded by cleanup volunteers, are fishing net and net pieces; fishing ...

A new study reveals LAHB, a microbial lactate‑based polyester, degraded over 80% in deep‑sea conditions at 855 m in 13 months ...

In the oceans, the most widespread type of plastic pollution may be the kind you can’t see. A new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature estimates that the North Atlantic Ocean alone contains ...

Nanoplastics Make Up Most of the Ocean’s Plastic Pollution Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggests 27 ...

Researchers and scientists found a part of an 80-year-old damaged World War II warship more than 600 meters deep in the Pacific Ocean.