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 ...

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 ...

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

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.” ...

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 ...

But with so little known about neuston, the teams leading these initiatives must consider whether solving the plastic problem risks creating an ecological disruption. Far out at sea, plastic ...

The Mediterranean sea is stifled by the growing amount of plastic waste and microplastics endangering marine mammals polluting beaches and jeopardizing local economies How to get rid of this ...

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 ...

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 ...