Nanoplastics entered the Atlantic via rivers, sunlight-driven plastic breakdown, and even through the air with rain or dust.

Millions of tons of plastic in the ocean aren't floating in plain sight—they're invisible. Scientists have now confirmed that ...

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

To ascertain the quantity of plastic in Earth's oceans, the researchers analyzed a wealth of data, such as "different marine reservoirs, including coastlines, the ocean surface and the deep ocean ...

Plastic pollution tends to float near the surface and build up in large, rotating ocean currents known as gyres. The ...

When you think of plastic pollution, you might imagine ocean “garbage patches” swirling with tens of millions of plastic bottles and shopping bags. But unfolding alongside the “macroplastic ...

The Latest. There’s less plastic pollution flowing into the ocean from land than scientists previously thought, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience.. The ...

A groundbreaking study reveals the alarming presence of 27 million tons of nanoplastics in the North Atlantic Ocean, posing ...

Ocean Conservancy’s "United States of Plastics" report gives Pennsylvania a score of 1½ of five in its efforts to combat ...

Scientists have warned there has been a “rapid and unprecedented” increase in ocean plastic pollution since 2005. Disposed plastic water bottles blanket a beach in New Taipei, Taiwan in 2022.

Scientists in Japan have developed a new type of plastic that dissolves quickly in seawater, offering a potential breakthrough in the fight against ocean pollution. The material, created by ...

All that plastic in the ocean is a climate change problem, too Researchers worry that microplastics may be messing with an important carbon sequestration process. Grist / Getty Images.