Mediterranean Sea Posidonia oceanica seagrass is washing up on beaches in the form of balls—dubbed ‘Neptune balls’—full of ...

Plastic pollution plagues our oceans, but seagrass meadows offer a surprising solution. Neptune balls, formed from fibrous ...

You brush twice daily, floss religiously and see your dentist every six months. But what if these acts of oral hygiene are ...

World Environment Day 2022 focused on "Ending Plastic Pollution" due to the global impact on ecosystems and health.

One of the most abundant pelagic sharks in the world has been shown to ingest both plastic and non-plastic fibers, which ...

The vast and mysterious depths of our oceans hold an unexpected beacon of hope in the face of the growing plastic pollution ...

Mediterranean beaches reveal a hidden battle against plastic pollution through Neptune balls, formed by seagrass. These ...

A new study has uncovered the Levant Basin as one of the world's most concentrated graveyards for plastic packaging and the mechanisms that help the plastic sink down to the seafloor.

Plastic waste is sinking to the Mediterranean seafloor, creating one of the world’s biggest deep-sea pollution hotspots, a ...

An environmental charity says it is closing after what it said were failures by governments and industries to act to end ...

Sand toys left behind on the beach can be swept into the ocean by rising tides. Once in the water, plastic toys break down ...

China, the Philippines, and India top the list of countries whose mismanaged plastic waste most frequently ends up polluting ...