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

With a series of posters and advertisements telling businesses how to prevent water pollution, Bellevue earned first place in a national communications competition.

The Campbell-based West Valley Clean Water Authority, along with several other local agencies, is hosting an Earth Day poster design challenge, open to all K-12 students in Santa Clara County ...

Mediterranean beaches reveal a hidden battle against plastic pollution through Neptune balls, formed by seagrass. These ...

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

The world’s oceans are polluted by a “plastic smog” made up of an estimated 171 trillion plastic particles that if gathered would weigh around 2.3 million tons, according to a new study.

A new report shows the rapid increase of plastic pollution spreading across the world's oceans, jumping from an estimated 16 trillion pieces in 2005 to more than 171 trillion pieces of plastic today.

Plastic pollution in the world's oceans has reached "unprecedented levels" over the past 15 years, a new study has found, calling for a legally binding international treaty to stop the harmful waste.

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

Mi-Ling Li, assistant professor in the University of Delaware's School of Marine Science and Policy, will give the next Ocean Currents Lecture at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 28. The lecture is titled ...