A rising tide of plastic waste is choking our oceans, threatening fragile ecosystems and killing sea life. While plastic has revolutionised our way of life since it was invented in the 1950s, the ...

At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the sea by 2050. Plastics pollution has a direct and deadly effect on wildlife. Thousands of seabirds and sea turtles, seals and other ...

This could help reduce the amount of plastic waste in the ocean, lessening the incidence of sea creatures eating plastic or becoming entangled in it. To achieve this, the team has created plastic ...

A rising tide of plastic waste is choking our oceans, threatening fragile ecosystems and killing sea life. While plastic has revolutionised our way of life since it was invented in the 1950s, the ...

It’s a really useful material that has transformed all our lives, but unfortunately our used plastic is getting into the ocean. It can end up causing all sorts of problems for sea life and ...

Researchers have been investigating the biodegradation of plastics in the ocean for years, seeking to uncover which types ...

As you read this, a sea turtle is likely choking on what it thought was a jellyfish. The sea turtle is just one of ...

Venice’s famous canals are facing a growing pollution problem. Once plastic litter ends up in the water, it becomes incredibly difficult to remove. Why is this plastic so dangerous, and what can be ...

The charity City to Sea has teamed up with plastic-free chewing gum company Nuud for a new campaign, which urges the U.K.

The image of a sea creature entangled in plastic is not new, but it never fails to prompt a visceral response from the audience — a mix of guilt and helplessness in the face of a plastic crisis ...

A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Fukui Prefecture, the largest piece of plastic debris reported ingested by the species, researchers said.