In the oceans, the most widespread type of plastic pollution may be the kind you can’t see. A new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature estimates that the North Atlantic Ocean alone contains ...

Plastic bag bans may not be the best way to keep plastics out of the ocean, argues Todd Myers. Jay Karr/Island Packet We don’t want plastic in the ocean. Most plastic degrades slowly, and we have all ...

Each year, more than 12.7 million tons of plastic enter the globe’s waterways. From here, it endangers marine life, coral reefs, and the global food chain. While impressive cleanup efforts are ...

We don’t want plastic in the ocean. Most plastic degrades slowly and we have all seen pictures and videos of marine life being harmed by plastic. While many environmental issues are controversial, ...

This World Environment Day, as the world focuses on the theme ‘Ending Plastic Pollution’, environmentalists bring in a reality check of the world beneath where oceans are clogged with plastic, from ...

Editor’s note: This piece is part of a series of guest opinions from Crestview Elementary School 5th graders. Each piece was submitted with permission from the author’s parents. In the middle of the ...

Massive tangles of debris — much of it rope and nets lost or discarded by fishing boats, contaminating the oceans with plastic particles and threatening sea life — have been washing onto Hawaii coasts ...

Scientists in Madeira study the impacts of plastics on whales and dolphins. Far out in the eastern Atlantic, the Portuguese island of Madeira rises from the depths of the open ocean. Despite its ...