Period. Bar none,” Savoca says, referring to straws, water bottles, and plastic bags. Some 700 species of marine animals have been reported—so far—to have eaten or become entangled in plastic.

A 2016 report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation claimed that by 2050 there would be 850 tons of plastic in the oceans and ...

Due to its durability, widespread production/use, and improper disposal, plastic pollution poses a significant threat to our environment, particularly the oceans. According to the International ...

High levels of plastic pollution can kill the embryos of a wide range of ocean animals, new research shows. Scientists tested the effects of new PVC pellets (pre-production "nurdles" used to make ...

Biologging uses animal sensors to track ocean changes, helping scientists address climate, pollution, and conservation.

Plastic fills our dumps, homes and oceans. Plastic pollution takes a huge toll on wildlife ... crackers pollute our rivers and oceans with nasty chemicals that can be toxic to aquatic animals and ...

Plastic should not be in the ocean, so we call this pollution. Ocean pollution can make animals very ill, ruin their homes and make it harder for them to find food. Join Lindsey from Blue Peter as ...

Animals that hunt in the dark with sonar may not be able to tell junk from squids BEAUFORT, N.C. -- To whales that hunt with soundwaves in the lightless depths of the ocean, a torn plastic party ...

There will be more plastic than fish Rivers of pollution flow into the ocean every day, with little sign of slowing down. Marine animals and birds now regularly eat plastic, and so do humans. It is ...

That impulse has led to a series of photographic projects that illuminate plastic’s ubiquity as well as its reach—how printer cartridges that spilled off a ship in the Atlantic Ocean ...

Sensors attached to animals gather valuable data to track and mitigate the human influence on marine life. The Kobe ...