Barry Rosenthal started collecting plastic garbage on a New York shoreline ... their shades of white—and their slow degradation by ocean waves, harsh sunlight, sand, and salt.

You see photos of plastic pollution in the ocean, but it can be hard to connect that to the plastic you're buying and using every day. Here are three ways the plastic you throw away can end up 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?

They are paid around US$1 per kilogram by Chinese environmental initiative Blue Circle for this, along with a share of the profit from the sale of recycled plastic pellets to manufacturers who make ...

An curved arrow pointing right. What do we get wrong when we talk about ocean plastic? A lot, it turns out. Business Insider producer Elizabeth McCauley dives into the scientific literature and ...

Using artificial intelligence to process drone images is allowing researchers to tackle plastic pollution in the ocean in new ways. Oceanographers and computer scientists in Japan are spearheading ...

The amount of plastic in the ocean is set to triple in a decade unless litter is curbed, a major report has warned. Plastics is just one issue facing the world's seas, along with rising sea levels ...

A new study shows that of all plants ... Hidden Biological Processes Can Affect How the Ocean Stores Carbon Oct. 10, 2024 — Microscopic organisms in the ocean play a key role in removing carbon ...

As fitness and aesthetic goals increasingly merge for women in sports and active lifestyles, traditional breast augmentation ...

Vote for a strong global treaty on plastic pollution Plastic pollution is suffocating our rivers and ocean, killing wildlife and contaminating our food, air and water. Without immediate action, ...