New research led by ecologists at the University of Toronto examining annual plastic pollution entering oceans, rivers and lakes around the world, outlines potential impacts of various mitigation ...

F ar beyond the shore, oceans are dominated by a handful of massive gyres, circular currents that continuously suck debris into their centers. In addition to amassing pieces of floating wood and ...

Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean ...

Rosenthal chose oddly shaped plastic objects for this composition. Plastics will indeed be the artifacts of our era, particularly in oceans, where the material invades ecosystems and floats around ...

I was on my way to see a man who would help me make sense of the whole mess we’ve made with plastic, especially in the ocean. After sheets of clear plastic trash have been washed in the ...

but unfortunately our used plastic is getting into the ocean. It can end up causing all sorts of problems for sea life and marine mammals. But how does our plastic waste end up littering the ocean?