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

The oceans may contain much, much more plastic than previously thought A new study finds there are 27 million metric tons of invisible plastic particles in the North Atlantic alone.

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

Why wasn’t this ever mentioned in The Very Hungry Caterpillar? It turns out, some caterpillars aren’t content with eating through apples, salami, and a piece of cherry pie – they're insatiable ...

For this second installment of the Sea Camp series, we explore the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It's the largest of five ...

Plastics play a fundamental role in modern life, but their resistance to biodegradation makes them very difficult to dispose ...

The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher hosted Shark Awareness Day to highlight the growing threats facing sharks, including overfishing and public misunderstanding. The event aimed to educate ...

The osprey is in decline in the Chesapeake Bay, one of its key territories, and some scientists blame overfishing of menhaden ...

Negotiations toward a global, legally binding plastics treaty are set to resume this summer, with the United Nations ...

Sustainability can be baked into our food system from seed to shelf, as the Big Food Redesign Challenge demonstrates.

Matthias Rillig’s research reveals a range of impacts of microplastics on soil-dwelling worms, bacteria, and plants—some of ...