What actually happens to the plastic that ends up in the ocean?

Even if plastic pollution stopped entirely today, floating plastic would remain on the sea surface for 100 years, a study ...

Scientists make troubling discovery after studying 'mermaid tears' in ocean: 'The first step toward solving the problem'

"Identifying the source is the first step toward solving the problem," said Jordan Cisco, a graduate student at the ...

Plastic waste is a toxic legacy—and an important archaeological record

Imagine a remote Galapagos beach, where iguanas stomp around between fishing nets, flip flops, baseball caps and plastic ...
The Independent

Plastic pollution could linger on ocean surfaces for over 100 years, researchers warn

Some 170 trillion pieces of plastic are floating on the planet’s oceans — and scientists revealed for the first time that it could take more than century for them sink or disappear, even if we stopped ...
NBC Los Angeles

‘We want to change the world:' Company says it is creating a new kind of plastic

Only about 9% of plastic is recycled. Most of the rest goes to landfills or ends up in the environment. FutureBio wants to ...

This hidden canyon in the Mediterranean teems with whales and dolphins. But it’s under threat

An ambitious mission aims to protect one of the Mediterranean’s last great frontiers: Caprera Canyon, a vast underwater valley off Sardinia’s coast.
The Cool Down on MSN

Game-changing program sets out to solve major problem in fishing industry: 'A magnificent effort'

"We’re just getting started." Game-changing program sets out to solve major problem in fishing industry: 'A magnificent ...
AirQualityNews

Plastic particles in the air could carry infectious diseases

A team from Nanjing University have examined evidence from a number of scientific disciplines which, they say, suggests that ...