On a boat off Costa Rica, a biologist uses pliers from a Swiss army knife to try to extract a plastic straw from a sea turtle’s nostril ... roam farther in search of real food, only to drag ...

Google Earth provides detailed satellite mapping, but it's not uncovering ancient sea monsters anytime soon. So, while the idea of a real Leviathan might be thrilling, this viral sensation is ...

Scientists map microplastics across ocean depths, revealing their deep spread, persistence, and potential climate impact.

USC researchers have created a biodegradable, marine-safe plastic alternative using calcium carbonate from seashells, ...

Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean ...

An international team of scientists has moved beyond just 'scratching the surface,' to understand how microplastics move through and impact the global ocean. For the first time, scientists have mapped ...

More than five trillion pieces of plastic are already in the oceans, and by 2050 there will be more plastic in the sea than fish ... contaminants in the ocean. This has a real impact on our ...