We know some microbes can break down certain plastics, but our new study finds no clear correlation between plastic pollution levels and the production of plastic-degrading enzymes by marine ...

Researchers have spent the last few years trying to find which type of plastic biodegrades the fastest in a marine environment as millions of tons of plastics find their way into our oceans every year ...

Scientists from the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Queen Mary University of London have developed a simple model to show how buoyant plastic can settle through the water column ...

New science has taken a deep dive into plastic waste, providing the first estimate of how much ends up on the sea floor. New research from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, and the ...

Plastic is everywhere. It is in the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe. Plastic is not only polluting our bodies and our oceans but contributing to the devastating impacts of ...

Even if plastic pollution stopped entirely today, floating plastic would remain on the surface of the sea for 100 years, ...

Single-use plastics pose a major problem for the environment, especially our oceans. Did you know plastic detrimentally impacts about 700 marine species? By 2050, there could be more plastic, by ...

Negotiators working on a potentially historic international agreement to limit plastic pollution wrapped up talks this week in Ottawa, Canada, leaving some observers with guarded hope about the ...

Interceptor 007 is a not-so-secret agent of trash collection at the mouth of a Los Angeles waterway. It's one of several barges belonging to The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch nonprofit founded by 29-year-old ...

Marine plastic waste is a huge problem, but non-profit the Ocean Cleanup has been taking a bite out of floating trash in oceans and rivers for the last few years. Now pop-rock band Coldplay is about ...

Plastic can take a long time to break down and decompose. Combine that with the fact that plastic is being found everywhere and microplastics have even been found in the human body, and you have quite ...

Amélie Châtel has received funding from Anses. It’s no secret: when we savour a delicious piece of fish or a platter of seafood, we’re not just consuming valuable omega-3s and vitamin D. Alongside ...