Plastic waste has quietly reshaped the oceans you depend on, and a new global study from Tulane University shows the danger runs deeper than floating bottles and bags. Scientists have now mapped ...

There is a staggering amount of plastic waste — an estimated 2.6 million tons — floating around our oceans right now. India’s government recently took steps to curb the ever-worsening plastic waste ...

Even in some of the most isolated corners of the Pacific, plastic pollution has quietly worked its way into the food web. A ...

Microplastics are widespread in Pacific island fish, with reef and bottom-dwelling species showing the highest exposure.

From the coral-covered coastlines of Tonga to the remote sandy atolls of Tuvalu, microscopic synthetic fibers are ...

Microplastics were found in a third of sea life off the coasts of some of the remotest Pacific Islands. The post Even fish ...

The ocean floor is becoming a massive plastic dump, with debris accumulating in deep-sea canyons and harming marine life. Scientists warn that this hidden pollution, dominated by plastics and ghost ...

Even the most remote Pacific reefs aren’t safe—microplastics are turning everyday fish into silent carriers of global pollution.

Instead of focusing solely on ramping up recycling, the Plastic Pollution Producer Responsibility Act would require companies to cut the amount of plastic in their packaging—and nudge them toward ...

Kristen Sarri, former president of the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, appeared headed for confirmation as assistant secretary of State for oceans and international environmental and scientific ...