According to Mongabay, coral reefs in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are being irrevocably damaged by plastic waste. The ...

There are massive "islands" of plastic swirling around our oceans at the moment, the biggest of which is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Yet, researchers have now revealed that there are millions ...

On the edge of California's Monterey Bay, ecologist Matthew Savoca and a team of volunteers sift through sand and seawater for microplastics, one of the planet's most pervasive forms of pollution.

The discovery has concerned scientists for several reasons. Scientists stunned after discovering new superpower of critical ...

New research has shown that blue sharks’ intestines act like temporary holding tanks, trapping fibers long enough to build up significant amounts. Their epic migrations mean they can spread these ...

As talks on a global treaty on plastic waste approach, an environmental group has found that only a handful of U.S. states are taking meaningful action to rein in the plastic waste that harms ocean ...

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 ...

Pennsylvania received a low score in a national report assessing efforts to combat plastic pollution. The state has laws supporting chemical recycling, which the report flags as harmful. While some ...