One of the most abundant pelagic sharks in the world has been shown to ingest both plastic and non-plastic fibers, which ...

A group of scientists analyzing global data collected over the past four decades have found a "rapid increase" in ocean plastic pollution since 2005, according to a research article published in ...

As plastic pollution emerges as one of the planet's most pressing environmental threats, Tulane University scientists have ...

Nanoplastics Make Up Most of the Ocean’s Plastic Pollution Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggests 27 ...

Scientists have found that as humanity increases plastic pollution in the oceans and soils, the number of plastic-eating microbes increases.

Boylan Slat, founder of The Ocean Cleanup, said 1% of the world’s rivers are responsible for about 80% of ocean pollution. Here's what he's doing about it.

Ocean oil pollution is growing — and not from oil spills Cars and highways are among the top contributors to ocean oil pollution, study finds.

Researchers were shocked to find that the rate of plastic entering our oceans is rapidly increasing even faster than expected.

According to the study, the increased air pollution reflects more sunlight which cools the land and reduces the contrast in temperatures with the ocean.

Ocean microplastic pollution may be greater than estimated Date: January 25, 2022 Source: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona Summary: The great diversity of scientific techniques and methods used ...