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 ...

USC researchers have created a biodegradable, marine-safe plastic alternative using calcium carbonate from seashells, ...

Even if you live hundreds of miles from the coast, the plastic you throw away could make its way into the sea. Once the plastic is in the ocean, it decomposes very slowly, breaking into tiny pieces ...

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 ...

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 ...

This could help reduce the amount of plastic waste in the ocean, lessening the incidence of sea creatures eating plastic or becoming entangled in it. To achieve this, the team has created plastic ...

When you stroll along a beach, you may look down and spot colorful bits of worn glass mixed in with the sand. But the little treasures you’ve found actually began as discarded trash. As an ...