Discover the alarming truth about ocean plastic pollution in this in-depth video, which examines how millions of tons of ...

In late 2025, scientists reported that for the first time, they were able to detect concentrations of plastic pollution on ...

The ocean floor is becoming a massive plastic dump, with debris accumulating in deep-sea canyons and harming marine life.

A floating trash barrier installed by Kabadiwalla Connect in Chennai’s Buckingham Canal aims to stop plastic waste before it ...

Discover how Adidas and Parley for the Oceans are pioneering the fight against plastic pollution by transforming ocean waste ...

The atmosphere is an important transport medium that carries microplastics to even the most remote parts of the world. These ...

What do microplastics, water color, and satellites have in common? Dr. Karl Kaiser, professor of marine and coastal environmental science in the College of Marine Sciences and Maritime Studies at ...

Bottled water may expose people to more nanoplastic particles than treated tap water, largely due to plastics shed from ...

This picture shows the true impact of plastic pollution as a bird died after getting its head stuck in a sheet of plastic.

Last week’s report on California’s abysmal plastics recycling rates made it clear that the state, and individual citizens, need to do more to reduce the amount of the waste going into landfills, ...

Oil spills rarely travel more than 300 km from their source before natural processes break them down. Ixtoc I, a 1979 spill just off the coast of Ciudad del Carmen, in southern Mexico, was maybe the ...

A UT chemist says it is now time to develop tests for microplastics, similar to tests for other toxic threats.