Scientists are still investigating the potential dangers. Researchers make stunning discovery in deepest ocean trench on ...

A group of scientists analyzing global data collected over the past four decades have found a "rapid increase" in ocean plastic pollution since 2005, according to a research article published in ...

Human waste, mostly plastic, was found in abundance at the deepest part of the Mediterranean called the Calypso Deep, 3.1 ...

Since that figure is a staggering 1 million metric tons (even though only 0.5% of the plastic we produce gets that far), according to The Ocean Cleanup, it will take massive movement from ...

The Latest. 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 ...

SINGAPORE — A new study has found that the amount of plastic entering the ocean is lower than previously estimated by scientists, but the volume floating on the water surface is much higher than ...

A van containing 16 of the bodies was plastered with a banner referencing the ongoing wars between rival drug cartels in ...

A study published in Science Journal found that plastic bag policies, such as bans and fees, have been effective in reducing ...

Plastic that enters the marine food chain can end up on our plates. ... According to an Ifremer study, around 24,400 billion microplastics are floating on the ocean’s surface.

A man has been rescued by the U.S. Army after being found floating in the seaoff Indonesia. The man was spotted by personnel aboard the USAV Palo Alto on September 1, clinging only to a plastic ...

Letter writers warn about garbage heaps in the ocean, express approval of the new Sheriff’s Transition and Reentry Center in Hampton, and encourage people to vote for former President Donald ...