Scientists have unveiled a new biodegradable plastic that vanishes in one of the harshest environments on Earth—the deep sea.

The Sea Mink is different, in that it's made mainly of 3D-printed recycled plastic. Currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign, the Sea Mink is manufactured by Maine-based startup Blueprint Surf.

Plastics are a "grave, growing and under-recognised danger" for human health, according to a new expert report. The Lancet ...

His latest Virginia MOCA exhibit opens Friday. Duke Riley, “O’er the Wide and Plastic Sea,” 2023. Reclaimed ocean plastic and shells. (Courtesy of the artist) ...

This image from video provided by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute shows fish and other sea life around a shipping container lost from the cargo vessel Med Taipei during a storm in ...

These lentil-sized pellets are used to make everyday plastic products. When they spill into the sea, they cause lasting damage. IMO, the UN body that regulates global shipping, held a high-stakes ...

Stranded sea turtles wash ashore often, but to see a rare and endangered one with plastic wrapped around its flipper is alarming. It's important that we do everything we can to help protect them.” ...

When Nicolina Pappas was eight years old she came across a video of a sea turtle. One image haunted her: A plastic straw ...

Plastic Free Salish Sea is thrilled to announce a new partnership with the San Juan Island Yacht Club to steward Washington State Marine Parks during a special clean-up weekend, May 31 through June 2.

Plastic is being found seemingly everywhere in our environment—even our bodies—as a persistent, accumulating toxin, with ...

Duke Riley's "O’er The Wide and Plastic Sea, 2023," features reclaimed ocean plastic and shells. The artist’s exhibit will be open for Community Day.

“So many plastic products we can do without.” Judy Benson is the communications coordinator of Connecticut Sea Grant, located at the Avery Point campus of the University of Connecticut.