Plastic pollution may be quietly fueling algal blooms by knocking out the grazers that usually keep algae under control.

Animals that hunt in the dark with sonar may not be able to tell junk from squids BEAUFORT, N.C. -- To whales that hunt with soundwaves in the lightless depths of the ocean, a torn plastic party ...

Environmental experts have long warned that ocean currents in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea play a major role in ...

Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...

Climate change conditions turn plastics into more mobile, persistent, and hazardous pollutants. This is done by speeding up plastic breakdown into microplastics—microscopic fragments of ...

Single-use plastics can be bad for the enviroment, but what can we do about them? Join pupils from Lennoxtown Primary School as they give their top to reduce, reuse and recycle.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Within 15 years, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every ...

Geneva — Negotiators working on a landmark treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution failed to reach an agreement during talks that extended into Friday in Geneva. Nations were meeting ...

To whales that hunt with soundwaves in lightless ocean depths, a torn plastic party balloon and a delicious squid may appear remarkably similar, according to a study. Underwater acoustic testing with ...