New research shows that increased levels of plastic pollution in the Southern Ocean could reduce the ability of Antarctic ...

Deep-diving toothed whales wash up dead with stomachs full of plastic and prey alike. Their built-in sonar likely can’t tell ...

On a boat off Costa Rica, a biologist uses pliers from a Swiss army knife to try to extract a plastic straw from a sea turtle’s nostril ... than any other marine animal, researchers say ...

Midway will probably vanish under rising ocean levels before the plastic decays. "These are the classic 'canary in the coal mine' scenarios," said Brown. "This is an animal that relies entirely on ...

On average, about 8 million tons of plastic enters the ocean every year ... Whales and other marine animals appear to be consuming this plastic, which can lead them to change their behavior ...

This is the heartwarming moment a lifeguard rescued a sea turtle that was tangled in ocean debris. The beach worker spotted a ...

"The cause of death is unknown, but plastic was found in its mouth and tied tightly around its front flipper" Officials raise ...

A critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle was found dead by early morning beachgoers Wednesday along the shore near F ...

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 ...

An important ocean cooling process created by trillions of tiny invertebrates is at risk of being rapidly altered as plastic ...

New research shows that increased levels of plastic pollution in the Southern Ocean could reduce the ability of Antarctic ...

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 ...