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 ...

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.

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

Every minute, a rubbish lorry's worth of plastic enters the ocean. As World Ocean Day 2025 highlights, stemming the plastic tide is not just an environmental cause—it is a shared challenge ...

Our oceans are in trouble. Catches from many of the world's fisheries are declining, with some fishing practices destroying enormous areas of the sea bed. Habitat loss through coastal development ...

Living in a U.S. coastal county bordered by ocean waters with very high concentrations of microplastics may increase the risk of heart and metabolic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, coronary ...

If you've ever heard of microplastics in the ocean, you may have imagined small bits of plastic floating on the surface of the water. Unfortunately, this isn't quite the right picture. A recent global ...