Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 ...

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

Low-Density Plastic Debris Dispersion beneath the Mediterranean Sea Surface. Environmental Science & Technology , 2023; DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c08873 Cite This Page : ...

A report by the environmental advocacy group Oceana found nearly 1,800 marine mammals and sea turtles either swallowed or become entangled in plastic in U.S. waters between 2009 and early 2020.

Plastic waste pollutes oceans across all regions of the world. Marine animals may become entangled in larger plastic debris ...

Plastics in the ocean smell like food to sea turtles, a new study published in Current Biology reveals.; Plastic waste catches microorganisms and algae, becoming indistinguishable from food.

A plastic bag floats around in the Sea of Marmara as wastes are collected by diving in the Sea of Marmara as part of the Environment Forum organized by Anadolu Agency (AA) in Istanbul, Oct. 20, 2022.

How a Viral Video of a Sea Turtle Sparked Plastic Straw Bans. For years, ... Other countries have piecemeal bans or have introduced bills to ban plastics that have yet to go into effect.

Europe's deepest garbage dump: Scientists discover plastic bags and cans littered across the Calypso Deep - a trench 16,770ft below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea ...

Paper straws sit on a bar in San Francisco in 2018. President Trump has signed an executive order decrying the "irrational campaign against plastic straws" and directing federal agencies to stop ...

President Trump has signed an executive order decrying the "irrational campaign against plastic straws" and directing federal agencies to stop buying paper straws. Trump says 'we're going back to ...