A 2016 report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation claimed that by 2050 there would be 850 tons of plastic in the oceans and ...

Research on microplastics is still ongoing — but what we know so far is deeply troubling. Researchers uncover alarming issue ...

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, 14 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean every year, causing harm to marine life. Animals can get tangled up in plastic ...

A new study finds microplastics in nearly every organ of stranded sea turtles, including their reproductive systems.

Midway will probably vanish under rising ocean levels before the plastic decays. "These are the classic 'canary in the coal mine' scenarios," said Brown. "This is an animal that relies entirely on ...

Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean surfaces. At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the ...

Documenting the garbage along New Jersey beaches helps state lawmakers make policy decisions on plastic pollution, says this environmental group.

but studies on animals have shown harm to DNA and cellular activity as well as a possible cancer risk, according to the researchers. "There's more plastic in the ocean. There's more plastic in ...