Douglas McCauley, a professor of ocean science at the University of California, Santa Barbara, said the reach of that waste became apparent when he collected plastic debris from the nests of ...

Plastic pollution tends to float near the surface and build up in large, rotating ocean currents known as gyres. The ...

Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 ...

Microplastics are a growing concern globally. These tiny pieces of plastic are found in the sea, land, and air. According to the World Economic Forum, they’ve also been detected in the human body.

Scientists found invisible plastic pollution across the North Atlantic Ocean. These particles harm both wildlife and humans.

A new ocean-dissolvable plastic from Japan breaks down overnight with no microplastics left behind – safe, strong, and eco-friendly innovation for the future.

A new study finds there are 27 million metric tons of invisible plastic particles in the North Atlantic alone.

low pollution (0–0.005 pieces/m 3): described as almost nothing visible—maybe one tiny plastic speck in 200 bathtubs of ocean water;; medium pollution (0.005–1 pieces/m 3): up to 1 small ...

Researchers have been examining the possibility that wind could be spreading microplastics and nanoplastics (MNP) from sewage ...

Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT/5 a.m. ET Wednesday, June 18, 2025 (NewMediaWire) - June 18, 2025 - DALLAS Living in a U.S. coastal county bordered by ocean waters with very high concentrations of ...