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

Human waste, mostly plastic, was found in abundance at the deepest part of the Mediterranean called the Calypso Deep, 3.1 ...

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

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

In the coastal city of Ventura, California, there exists a wonderland of secondhand treasures that has bargain hunters and ...

That’s the Redlands Thrift Store in Redlands, California – a treasure hunter’s paradise masquerading as an unassuming shop.

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

A chemical commonly found in sunscreen could be making plastic in oceans even harder to break down, according to University ...

“Around 2,000 waxworms can break down an entire polyethylene bag in as little as 24 hours, although we believe that ...

Scientists estimated that a green sea turtle could contain up to 26.4 grams of plastic, equivalent to approximately 10 ...