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

Two of the deepest points in the ocean were littered with massive heaps of plastic packaging, mainly plastic bags.

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

Plastic bottles shed harmful microplastics and chemicals, creating hidden health risks from everyday drinking habits.

There’s less plastic pollution flowing into the ocean from land than scientists previously thought, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience. The researchers estimated ...

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 ...

Eight million tons of plastic end up in our oceans every year. What it's done to this island is a stark warning.

Leaders from around the world have gathered in Busan, South Korea this week in hopes of finally striking a global treaty to reduce the world’s growing level of plastic pollution. Negotiations began ...

Other communities are just discovering the impact plastic pellets are having on their waterways. Julie Silverman is the Lake ...

Discarded or drifting in the ocean, plastic debris can accumulate on the water's surface, forming floating islands of garbage. Although it's harder to spot, researchers suspect a significant amount ...

Every piece of sea glass has a story − but sea glass could be on the decline. Olga Pankova/Moment When you stroll along a beach, you may look down and spot colorful bits of worn glass mixed in with ...