Plastic has quietly become one of the ocean's defining features, and not in a good way. Every major basin on the planet now ...

Photo: Plastic waste floating in a polluted river flowing into the ocean. It symbolizes a global environmental crisis ...

Using artificial intelligence to process drone images is allowing researchers to tackle plastic pollution in the ocean in new ...

The good news is that, according to recent research in the journal Nature Geoscience, we’re dumping less plastic into the ocean than previously estimated. The bad news is that it’s still a dangerously ...

The video uses maps, satellite data, ocean current models and surveys to trace plastic from rivers and coasts into ocean ...

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 ...

The rate of plastic entering the oceans could accelerate 2.6 times by 2040 if left unchecked, say researchers. The first study describing the discovery of marine plastic debris was published in the ...

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.

The world’s oceans are turning into hellish plastic-filled soups, and organisms large, small, and even way down deep are finding themselves inundated with pollution. But in the game of life, ...

The post Drowning in Plastic: How Ocean Debris Choke Wildlife and What You Can Do About It appeared first on A-Z Animals. September 19th, 2026, is International Coastal Cleanup Day. Millions of ...

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More than 40 volunteers with the Plastic Ocean Project and UNCW cleaned up litter along Highway 421 on Halloween.