Kane was struck by the high concentrations of microplastics found in the sediment, especially because Whittard Canyon is so ...

At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the sea by 2050. Plastics pollution has a direct and deadly effect on wildlife. Thousands of seabirds and sea turtles, seals and other ...

"Used to get sea glass, now it's sea plastic," one user said while highlighting the scope of the problem. "I hate how much plastic we put out there," another TikToker responded. "We gotta do as ...

By collecting pieces of plastic waste and photographing them on a plain background, Barker found that ... “from the poles to the Equator, from the sea surface to the ocean floor.” ...

A rising tide of plastic waste is choking our oceans, threatening fragile ecosystems and killing sea life. While plastic has revolutionised our way of life since it was invented in the 1950s, the ...

Given the global estimate that over 11 million tons of plastic enter the oceans every year, the ability to produce high-performance materials that disintegrate in marine environmentscould have a ...

Narrator: You've probably seen this video. That's a plastic straw being pulled out of a sea turtle's nose. The video went viral in 2015 sparking a public outcry to "say no to plastic straws." ...

Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry sea turtles, it's nearly impossible to distinguish between jellyfish and floating plastic ...

"These turbidity currents carry the nutrients and oxygen that are vital to sustain deep-sea life, so it is shocking that the same currents are also carrying these tiny plastic particles.