The accumulated floating plastic known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is 620,000 square miles — nearly twice the size of Texas. One group is trying to clean up the more than 100,000 tons of ...

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now so packed with long-lasting plastic that dozens of coastal species are living, breeding and spreading on it — forming a new 'neopelagic' ecosystem that could ...

I used to think of ocean plastic as a slow, vague threat—something that chokes turtles and whales only after years of ...

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 the ...

By Olivia Maule Sandwiched between the frigid swells of the Pacific and the warm pulses of Latin American cities lie ...

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 ...

Scientists studying a giant collection of plastic trash floating in the middle of the open ocean have found some unexpected inhabitants: dozens of marine species that usually stick close to the coast.

That is, until it isn’t. The latest backtrack? Turns out there’s less plastic in the oceans than claimed. Far less. Per a new study in the journal Nature Geoscience, just 500,000 metric tons of ...

A new study has some good news, but there’s a problem: Ocean pollution appears to be growing fast. By Delger Erdenesanaa There’s less plastic pollution flowing into the ocean from land than scientists ...