On a boat off Costa Rica, a biologist uses pliers from a Swiss army knife to try to extract a plastic straw from a sea turtle’s nostril ... than any other marine animal, researchers say ...

Many of the sea creatures we love – birds ... It’s a sobering example of our footprint on Earth. As our plastic consumption is set to skyrocket, it’s clear that urgent action is needed. But what can ...

Midway will probably vanish under rising ocean levels before the plastic decays. "These are the classic 'canary in the coal mine' scenarios," said Brown. "This is an animal that relies entirely on ...

Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean surfaces. At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the ...

A new study finds microplastics in nearly every organ of stranded sea turtles, including their reproductive systems.

There will be more plastic than fish Rivers of pollution flow into the ocean every day, with little sign of slowing down. Marine animals and birds now regularly eat plastic, and so do humans. It is ...

Creatures can get caught up in discarded fishing nets, ingest plastic ... Deep is set within the Hellenic Trench, it's an ideal location to trap waste that has been carried by ocean currents.

A computer program counts the plastic pieces and measures each one; the technician uses a microscope to identify the creatures. Whitney and Gove came to ocean science and Hawaii by happenstance.

(WFRV)- After spending years working at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Jack Benson discovered EarthEcho and has set his mind to providing animals ... the plastic into the middle of the ocean.

Nurdles are tiny pellets - around 1-5mm long - used to make plastic products. They are not toxic, but animals that eat them ... water during last week's North Sea crash. Chief Coastguard Paddy ...

Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean surfaces. At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the ...