New research suggests that plastic could contribute to ocean acidification, especially in highly polluted coastal areas, through the release of organic chemical compounds and carbon dioxide, both ...

In the northern Pacific Ocean, two sky-blue ... set about analyzing them, using image-processing software to flag different kinds of neustonic species and plastic debris in the photos.

A new ecological study links high marine microplastic levels near US coastlines with significantly greater prevalence of type ...

Image Kyushu University/Isobe Lab The results highlight the importance of corals in absorbing ocean plastic. Their skeletons, intact after death, retain these particles, creating a true "plastic sink" ...

Image caption: Cage design used for the seafloor experiment that took place off the Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 2019. Plastic pollution ... to ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are the nation's pre-eminent source of high-quality, objective advice ... An estimated 8 million metric tons (MMT) of plastic waste enters ...

Researchers evaluated data on ocean plastic ... say, plastic pollution will only continue to grow. Last year, the United Nations Environment Assembly did approve a resolution to end plastic ...

The ever-growing menace of plastic pollution and the plight of polar bears has been starkly captured in this shortlisted image for an upcoming photography competition. The image was recently ...

A recently published study by an international consortium of researchers details a marine fungus called Parengyodontium album which lives on plastic litter in the ocean. The fungus is capable of ...

High levels of plastic pollution can kill the embryos of a wide range of ocean animals, new research shows. High levels of plastic pollution can kill the embryos of a wide range of ocean animals ...