Fast-moving underwater avalanches, known as turbidity currents, are responsible for transporting vast quantities of microplastics into the deep sea, according to new research published today.

Scientists have found plastic fragments can shed off cutting boards, takeout containers and even laminated paper cups with each use.

In recent years, heart-rending images of dead or dying sea mammals and fish, their stomachs stuffed with plastic, have ...

More commonly known by a famous brand-name version of the product — Mr. Clean Magic Eraser — these sponges are beloved for ...

New research reveals that PET-based glitter microplastics can actively influence biomineralization processes in marine ...

Craft glitter that adds sparkle to decorations, cards and costumes is escaping into our seas and destroying marine creatures. The tiny pieces of plastic and metal not only end up in the stomachs of ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics have been identified in the lungs of wild birds using laser direct infrared (LDIR) chemical imaging and pyrolysis gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (Py-GC–MS), in the ...

In Uganda’s Mbale district, famous for its production of arabica coffee, a plague of plastic bags locally known as buveera is creeping beyond the city. It’s a problem that has long littered the ...