and an estimated 8 million metric tons of mismanaged plastic waste entered the ocean in 2010. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

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 ...

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?

There are many ways to reduce plastic, and although it’s hard, it’s not impossible — that is plainly an excuse. We have to do ...