Plastic is the most prevalent marine pollutant, and plastic surfaces are the fastest growing habitat in the ocean.

On a boat off Costa Rica, a biologist uses pliers from a Swiss army knife to try to extract a plastic straw from a sea turtle’s nostril ... than any other marine animal, researchers say ...

Donald Trump has claimed his move to scrap paper straws and return to plastic won’t harm the environment, as sharks can eat ...

Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean surfaces. At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the ...

Leatherbacks feed on jellyfish and other gelatinous creatures ... In some cases, sea turtles die of starvation when plastic garbage obstructs their digestive tracts, making them unable to absorb ...

What to know about President Donald Trump’s executive order encouraging the federal government and consumers to buy plastic ...

Many of the sea creatures we love – birds, fish, turtles and whales – die because of the plastic that’s suffocating our seas. Plastic is choking our oceans. Sir David Attenborough told us during Blue ...

On average, about 8 million tons of plastic enters the ocean ... marine animals appear to be consuming this plastic, which can lead them to change their behavior, get strangled, and die.

Rivers of pollution flow into the ocean every day, with little sign of slowing down. Marine animals and birds now regularly eat plastic, and so do humans. It is estimated that by 2050 there could be ...

SEVERAL businesses, mostly milk tea shops, in Lapu-Lapu City still use plastic straws despite the total ban on their use that started in 2019, according to its ...

Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean surfaces. At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the ...