Discover the escalating crisis of ocean plastic pollution and how The Ocean Cleanup is tackling this environmental issue.

Plastic pollution is one of the greatest threats facing our oceans today. Each year, over 8 million tons of plastic—ranging ...

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High levels of plastic pollution can kill the embryos of a wide range of ocean animals, new research shows. High levels of plastic pollution can kill the embryos of a wide range of ocean animals, new ...

Scientists from the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Queen Mary University of London have developed a simple model to show how buoyant plastic can settle through the water column ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. When you think of plastic in the oceans, you might think of the Pacific ...

The western coast of Java in Indonesia is popular with surfers for its world-famous breaks. There’s a majestic underwater world to explore, too. But it’s impossible to surf or snorkel without running ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Floating plastic remains on the surface for many decades, scientists found. (the_burtons via Getty Images) Even if plastic ...

A collaboration between researchers at Imperial College London and GNS Science, suggests that reducing plastic pollution by 5% per year would stabilize the level of microplastics—plastics less than 5 ...

Discover the 'Hasiru Samvada' initiative, a new community-driven campaign in Karnataka aiming to protect the Arabian Sea by ...

How plastic sinks to the deep sea — over time, sunlight and waves break large plastic items into tiny fragments that stick to marine snow. These particles gradually sink through the ocean, carrying ...