The accumulation of micro- and nano-plastics in marine organisms, particularly fish, eventually makes its way onto our plates ...

With less than 10% of global plastic recycled and the rest wreaking havoc on ecosystems, a team of Japanese scientists has ...

The smallest ones, called nano-plastics, sink deep into the ocean and can end up in plankton. Larger pieces, known as micro-plastics, float in a soup, suspended in water, and are eaten by fish.

Its findings are based on almost 30 samples taken across the Atlantic Ocean, enabling scientists to examine variations in micro-plastic concentration and types within the upper ocean, both on the ...

Such an amount of plastic, 21 million tons, would be enough to fully load almost 1,000 container ships. Findings are published in the journal Nature Communications There are 12-21 million tons of ...

It's no secret: when we savour a delicious piece of fish or a platter of seafood, we're not just consuming valuable omega-3s ...

A new durable, biodegradable plastic breaks down in seawater, offering a potential solution to microplastic pollution. This ...

Kieran Kelly, founder of Ocean Integrity, patented the Micro-plastic Elimination Device (MPED), and has used it all over the ...

With negotiations underway for a global plastics treaty, business leaders and scientists explain how we can stop the plastic waste polluting our oceans.

As the world races to address this growing problem, the stakes could not be higher — for our oceans, our ecosystems, and ourselves. Everyone is playing a role in the global plastics crisis.

While photos of littered beaches and floating garbage patches are unsettling, perhaps the most problematic plastic is barely ...

Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) have developed a new durable plastic ...