Life on Earth started in the ocean more than 4 billion years ago, and the ocean has sustained all living things since then. But now Earth’s water needs relief from various threats so that our planet ...

For years, plastic has been building up in the ocean in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Now, according to Treehugger, scientists have identified another worrying impact: The garbage is carrying ...

Every year, more than 8 million tons of plastic enter the ocean - bags, cups, straws, and many other items from the daily life of every person. But despite such a tremendous figure, scientists have ...

In recent years, heart-rending images of dead or dying sea mammals and fish, their stomachs stuffed with plastic, have shocked citizens around the globe. Reports indicate that the amount of plastic ...

Plastic foam must be phased out at a local, state and national level in order to protect the oceans and human health, according to a new analysis. The report by Oceana warns plastic foam, which used ...

The good news is that, according to recent research in the journal Nature Geoscience, we’re dumping less plastic into the ocean than previously estimated. The bad news is that it’s still a dangerously ...

Plastic has become a permanent fixture in modern life—and that’s exactly the problem. Designed for convenience, it clogs oceans, chokes marine life, and lingers in ecosystems for centuries. Even when ...

The ocean is Earth's largest carbon sink, absorbing about 25% of the CO₂ released by human activities. However, this uptake ...

The UN's environment chief insists that a landmark global treaty tackling plastic pollution remains achievable, despite talks ...

Scientists have found thriving communities of coastal creatures, including tiny crabs and anemones, living thousands of miles from their original home on plastic debris in the Great Pacific Garbage ...

Seven states have adopted Extended Producer Responsibility laws to make companies pay for their plastic. One industry leader ...

Riley’s creative solution — to combine the family’s love for river tubing with an effort to clean it up — is now called Tubing for Trash, and it’s still active today. His parents, Keely Sewell and ...