A photograph of a stunning creature also captured a terrible predicament all too common in our polluted world. A resident of the Philippines documented a female paper nautilus entangled with a plastic ...

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

University of Manchester scientists have discovered significant concentrations of microplastics in the male reproductive ...

A dolphin found dead along a coastal North Carolina creek was killed after a discarded plastic bag got lodged in its stomach, according to experts at N.C. State University. The discovery was made as ...

Craft glitter that adds sparkle to decorations, cards and costumes is escaping into our seas and destroying marine creatures.

Plastic waste is a heavy burden on the oceans. A team from Japan has developed a solution: a plastic that dissolves in salt water.

Scientists have discovered that powerful underwater avalanches are sweeping huge amounts of microplastics into the deep sea, ...

The creature was estimated to be a juvenile ... However, the cause of death remains unclear. In some cases, sea turtles die of starvation when plastic garbage obstructs their digestive tracts ...

Many of the sea creatures we love – birds, fish, turtles and whales – die because of the plastic that’s suffocating our seas. Plastic is choking our oceans. Sir David Attenborough told us during Blue ...

Maciel writes that, while flimsy paper straws may not make drinkers happy, there are many alternatives to returning to ...