After a 50-foot whale washed up on the shores of Huntington Beach, California, officials are working to determine its cause ...

They found plastic in the bellies of chicks less than 3 months old and a dead bird with 778 individual pieces of plastic ...

Gliding gracefully through the marine waters, the blue whale is considered to be the largest creature to have ever existed.

We were surprised to find that some hospital germs, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, might be able to break down plastic. P ...

To help address the overall issue of microplastics in food, you can install a filter in your clothes-washing machine. If you ...

On a remote, crescent-shaped island surrounded by crystal clear ocean, live some of the most plastic-contaminated birds in ...

Warming waters influence plankton abundance, a blue whale food source. The experts said that whales could be leaving in ...

The Washington Post has discovered that a bird species in Australia has ingested so much plastic that it crunches when people ...

How can you minimize your exposure? How worried should you be about the health effects? And other questions, answered.