Alexander Clapp, author of new nonfiction book 'Waste Wars,' tracks the world-wide blackmarket trade of our garbage ...

The findings, published recently in the scientific journal BioOne, mark the first time a western gull has ever been observed ...

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

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

Marine plastic litter tends to grab headlines, with images of suffocating seabirds or bottles washing up along coastlines. A study published today reveals yet another hidden source of this deadly ...

One Reddit user shared a frustrating image of the aftermath of a large event in St. Petersburg, Florida, with a concerning discussion about waste.

Researchers have measured toxins in scat samples from 205 bowhead whales from the Beaufort Sea, collected over 19 years, and ...

Meet the resilient creatures that call the Pacific Garbage Patch home. Discover how they adapt, survive, and even thrive in this massive ocean of plastic waste.

As the world’s shark population continues to rapidly decline, Hollywood is now looking to makeover the image of the ocean’s ...

How a professional ship-sinker is about to turn a famous ocean liner into the world’s largest artificial reef The SS United ...

As shiny, pearl-like white plastic pellets rode wave after wave and piled up on the beaches of Thiruvananthapuram in India’s ...

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