Studies estimate there are now 15–51 trillion pieces of plastic in the world's oceans — from the equator to the poles, from Arctic ice sheets to the sea floor. Not one square mile of surface ocean ...

It may come as a shock to know that most of the plastic in the ocean is out of sight, either under water or on the ocean floor. Plastic pollution has even ... Take a look at some of our challenges for ...

The SS United States, once the fastest ocean liner to ever cross the Atlantic, will serve as a new home for marine life.

Definitely Only in some areas Not really I'm not sure ... of plastic pollution is sitting on the ocean floor. All this ocean plastic kills an estimated 100,000 marine mammals per year, according ...

More than five trillion pieces of plastic already fill the seas, with some nine million tons added ... of white—and their slow degradation by ocean waves, harsh sunlight, sand, and salt.

Rain and wind can carry plastic waste into streams and rivers or into the drains – from there it travels to the ocean. Some plastic products, like cotton buds, are often flushed down the toilet ...

But typically the consumption of plastic just leads to chronic, unrelenting hunger. Some animals now live in a world of plastics—like these hyenas scavenging at a landfill in Harar, Ethiopia.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Marine fungi from Hawai'i's nearshore environment can degrade plastic, with some species capable of being conditioned to do so more rapidly. Over 60% of the ...