kilograms of plastic have entered the ocean since you started reading They ... man's carelessness had occupied a visible space and, perhaps for longer, an invisible one. We simply do not know ...

Around 8.8 million tons of plastic enter the world's oceans each year - the equivalent of a truckload of garbage every minute. Over time, this trash can accumulate in offshore garbage patches and ...

You may have seen images of seabirds that have built their nests on discarded nets, lengths of rope and other plastic litter, ...

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 ...

If we don't stop, the ocean could be drastically changed within our lifetimes. We asked the experts: unless we change our ways, what will the ocean look like in 50 years? Plastic pollution on ...

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 ...