The vast and mysterious depths of our oceans hold an unexpected beacon of hope in the face of the growing plastic pollution ...

At a large warehouse full of roaring recycling machines, Chloé Dubois stands beside a sack full of thousands of tiny plastic ...

Plastic risk maps reveal hidden ocean hotspots where wildlife faces harm from ingestion, entanglement, and chemicals.

TOKYO >> Marine waste that has drifted from other Asian countries is causing problems in prefectures along the Sea of Japan. Intergovernmental negotiations held in Switzerland in August sought to ...

Sand toys left behind on the beach can be swept into the ocean by rising tides. Once in the water, plastic toys break down ...

China, the Philippines, and India top the list of countries whose mismanaged plastic waste most frequently ends up polluting ...

Chulalongkorn University has partnered with The Ocean Cleanup and the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources to use ...

Plastic pollution plagues our oceans, but seagrass meadows offer a surprising solution. Neptune balls, formed from fibrous ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

On International Coastal Cleanup Day, Karwar officials, led by Dr. Dilish Shashi, highlight the urgent need for ocean cleanliness as plastic waste threatens marine life and human health. Join the ...

On the subreddit r/mildlyinfuriating, a customer shared an appropriately mildly frustrating encounter with plastic waste ...