Plastic bag bans may not be the best way to keep plastics out of the ocean, argues Todd Myers. (Jay Karr/Island Packet) We don’t want plastic in the ocean. Most plastic degrades slowly, and we have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plastic pollution could linger on ocean surfaces for over 100 years, researchers warn Some 170 trillion pieces of plastic are ...

In Tuesday’s Miami Proud, we are shining the spotlight on a local jewelry brand protecting the ocean and beaches in South ...

In the oceans, the most widespread type of plastic pollution may be the kind you can’t see. A new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature estimates that the North Atlantic Ocean alone contains ...

The ocean plastic that washes up on Hawaii’s beaches is recycled into asphalt to pave roads. The roads are then tested for ...

Scientists have discovered that the ocean’s “missing” plastic hasn’t vanished—it has broken down into trillions of invisible nanoplastics now spread through water, air, and living organisms. These ...

An estimated 171 trillion pieces of plastic are lurking in the world’s oceans, and plastic production is expected to triple by 2060 if no changes are made. This growth could result in a significant ...

In 1996 Captain Charles Moore, a citizen scientist and founder of the Algalita Marine Research and Education Foundation, stumbled upon what came to be known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- a ...

In a significant step towards tackling marine pollution, The Ocean Cleanup has officially begun its operations in India, ...

Some 170 trillion pieces of plastic are floating on the planet’s oceans — and scientists revealed for the first time that it could take more than century for them sink or disappear, even if we stopped ...