Every year, more than 8 million tons of plastic enter the ocean - bags, cups, straws, and many other items from the daily ...

Scientists from the Marine Biological Association and the University of Plymouth have revisited turn-of-the-century forecasts about the many and varied threats they thought were likely to face the ...

Regardless of the patchwork of regulations aimed at limiting plastic bag use in the United States, new research indicates ...

New research claims that tons of invisible nanoplastics are hiding in our oceans, raising even more concerns about plastic ...

Scientists found invisible plastic pollution across the North Atlantic Ocean. These particles harm both wildlife and humans.

Amid a global plastic-pollution crisis, artist Erik Jon Olson turns his own plastic waste into quilted works of art in which ...

New research finds an estimated 27 million tons of nanoplastics in the North Atlantic, raising concerns for marine ecosystems and human health.

A new study finds there are 27 million metric tons of invisible plastic particles in the North Atlantic alone.

Plastic waste in the ocean has continued to be a topic of interest in the United States and globally. This plastic study will bring experts together to study the United States contributions to global ...

A chemical commonly found in sunscreen could be making plastic in oceans even harder to break down, according to University ...