The world's oceans and waterways are littered with millions of tons of plastic pollution – but scientists in a study released Thursday say we should think twice before cleaning them up.

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 ...

They found a “rapid and unprecedented” increase in ocean plastic pollution since 2005, according to the study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE. “It is much higher than previous ...

A new paper published in Marine Pollution Bulletin is calling for the scientific community to establish one global model of how to establish a citizen science project to clear litter from beaches ...