Plastic pollution in the ocean could remain on the water's surface for more than a century, a new study has found. Scientists ...

“People often assume that plastic in the ocean just sinks or disappears. But our model shows that most large, buoyant ...

Scientists from the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Queen Mary University of London have developed a ...

Large, buoyant plastic items degrade over decades, shedding microplastics as they go. These tiny fragments may eventually ...

This episode visualizes the global crisis of ocean plastic pollution through detailed mapping and satellite data. We trace ...

Scientists found that even if all plastic dumping stopped today, floating plastics would take over 100 years to vanish.

Floating ocean plastics can take more than 100 years to disappear, breaking into tiny fragments that slowly sink to the seafloor.

One of the biggest issues facing our oceans is plastic waste. Damage to economies, industry, and the environment is estimated to cost the world $2.5 trillion annually. But there's hope on the horizon.

According to a report by the UK-based organisation Greenmatch, Asian countries remain the largest contributors to ocean plastic pollution, producing around 81% of total marine waste. Bangladesh is ...

From the column: "The tiny role U.S. consumers have in ocean plastic pollution by itself is a compelling reason to reject ...

Scientists predict it could take more than 100 years to remove plastic waste from the ocean's surface, according to new study ...