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

As tiny pieces of plastic clog our oceans, natural meadows of seagrass are bundling up microplastics and spitting them back ...

Astronomers detected in unprecedented detail a collision between two black holes. Their observations confirm predictions made ...

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 ...

The Farewell to Foam Act, which would phase out the sale and distribution of plastic foam food containers, packing peanuts ...

Plastic pollution may be even more detrimental to ocean life than we once thought. Every year, 14 million tons of plastic end up in our oceans, making up 80 percent of all marine debris, the ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Turns out, plastic is everywhere. Stroll through most grocery stores, and you’ll find hundreds of products that contain ...