Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean surfaces. At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the ...

While we’ve all seen heartbreaking photos of beaches strewn with water ... Research paper While this foam won’t single-handedly solve our ocean plastic crisis, it represents a promising ...

We don’t want plastic in the ocean. Most plastic degrades slowly and we have all seen pictures and videos of marine life ...

Waste generated by human activities has now reached the deepest point in the Mediterranean: the 5,112-meter-deep Calypso Deep ...

Tiny pieces of plastic in the ocean could mean an increased risk for disabilities in coastal residents who live nearby, according to a new preliminary study released this month. The study ...