The researchers estimated that about 500,000 metric tons of plastic end up in the ocean each year, with about half from land. The other half comes from the fishing industry in the form of nets ...

Oceans play a major role in the global ecosystem. Researchers warn of widespread issue throughout Earth's oceans: 'They're ...

"This is a tangible step toward solving one of the planet's most pressing ecological crises." Experts make critical ...

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.

While an incredibly useful resource for humans, plastic has become a blight on our ecosystems and planet. Due to its ...

The world’s oceans are polluted by a “plastic smog” made up of an estimated 171 trillion plastic particles that if gathered would weigh around 2.3 million tons, according to a new study.

Loji Beach, nestled in a bay in West Java, is especially prone to plastic pile-ups. Ocean currents sweep the waste into the bay where it gets trapped in and ends up on the sand. “There’s no ...

Humans have filled the world’s oceans with more than ... say it is far easier to deal with plastic before it enters waterways than it is to clean it up afterward. Eriksen, the study’s lead ...

open image in gallery A new study looks at which countries produce the most plastic waste that ends up in oceans - and the findings might surprise you (Getty Images) However, when looking at ...

"Thanks to this study we have been able to prove that in highly plastic-polluted ocean surface areas, plastic degradation will lead to a drop of up to 0.5 pH units, which is comparable to the pH ...

But if some of it does end up in the ocean, it will be far less harmful, and possibly even beneficial, compared to current plastic waste. A paper describing the research was published in the ...