Microplastics and nanoplastics are so small and lightweight they can be swept into the air, where they may be helping to heat ...

Recent research on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is reshaping how scientists and the public understand ocean pollution.

We've all seen the photos of attractive sea turtles sipping ocean cocktails through nose-straws, and the outlines of ocean bird bodies filled in with a colourful collage of bottle caps, but the true ...

The open ocean has new inhabitants ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Scientists say a new study is now revealing that one of the largest patches of pollution on the planet is also teaming with life. And they're trying to learn what it means for the ...

The real problem is that the plastic isn't just large pieces of debris like bottles and discarded fishing nets.

A new study published in Nature Climate Change found that colored microplastics suspended in the atmosphere may contribute ...

Imagine trillions of pieces of plastic debris that, if strung together end to end, would line every inch of coastline in the world at least three times over. That’s how much garbage researchers found ...

There's an 80,000-ton monster lurking in the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and California and it's still getting bigger, NBC News reported. Arguably more frightening than any shark, the Great Pacific ...