So where does all the plastic in our oceans come from? You may be surprised to find out that the majority of plastic waste is washed into the ocean by rivers. And according to a recent study – Fully ...

Plastic pollution of the seas causes damage to the marine environment. The extent of the plastic waste has led to damaging effects on fish, birds and other seafaring animals. Often plastic is mistaken ...

Plastics tend to break down into microplastics rather than biodegrade (though there are biodegradable plastics as well). Another issue is the amount of plastic entering the oceans: approximately 11 ...

Reasons to be Cheerful reports on autonomous plastic-eating robots in cities worldwide led by The Ocean Cleanup which aims to ...

It's no secret that plastic and other human trash are a problem for marine life, but our understanding has long focused on the ocean's surface. As described in a study published in PLOS One, a more ...

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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Our ability to survive on the only known habitable planet has always involved adaptation and innovation. Carbon emissions and plastics, while central to our current way of life, have detrimental ...

Community-led research from UCSB’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory spans three years, four continents and eight countries to reveal the scale of river plastic waste and offer solutions to stop it at ...

Material technology specialist PrimaLoft Inc. and environmental organization Parley for the Oceans have formed a strategic partnership that will reclaim plastic intercepted from remote islands, ...

Ocean Conservancy says last year’s cleanup collected 13.9m pieces of rubbish from beaches and rivers worldwide ...