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 ...

Researchers developed a plant based plastic that stays strong during use but dissolves safely in seawater, leaving no ...

Scientists now estimate that around 8M tons of plastic waste pour into the ocean every year, forming swirling gyres of debris ...

Microplastics are scourge of the world’s oceans, but finding where they accumulate could help direct conservation efforts.

Each year, an estimated 24 billion pounds of plastic flow into the world’s oceans. What often looks like floating debris to ...

Discover which countries are responsible for the most plastic waste that ends up on beaches and coasts around the world Take a walk along any beach in the world and you’re likely to find some sort of ...

Researchers have found a way to reduce microplastics in the oceans. They developed a plastic that biologically decomposes in ...

Japanese team develops cellulose plastic that breaks down in salt water without leaving harmful microplastic fragments behind ...

The Belém climate change conference will not include direct discussions about curbing the use of plastic, a material ...

Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...

In 1996 Captain Charles Moore, a citizen scientist and founder of the Algalita Marine Research and Education Foundation, stumbled upon what came to be known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- a ...

In the form of bottles, tyres, packaging and piping, millions of tonnes of plastic waste are dumped every year in the world’s waterways. In the form of bottles, tyres, packaging and piping, millions ...