Ocean plastic has hit a critical point in 2025, threatening turtles, whales, and seabirds. See which solutions still offer hope.

A new study of salt water's effects on plastic showed that the toxic material could be poisoning seabirds' stomachs. In a six-month evaluation of pristine plastic pellets that were left in seawater, ...

Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic it takes to be a lethal dose.

Discover the urgent environmental problem of ocean plastic pollution in this insightful video. Starting with scientific ...

Seabirds and other marine wildlife are ingesting an increasing amount of plastics as pollution in the ocean rises. A recent study finds that sable shearwater chicks that consume high levels of ...

A new international study, led by Wageningen Marine Research, shows that shearwaters in the Mediterranean ingest ...

Lord Howe Island, off the East coast of the Australian mainland, offers a world-renowned sanctuary known for its unique ecosystem and its rich biodiversity. The region boasts the planet's southernmost ...

Led by Ocean Conservancy researchers, the paper is the most comprehensive study yet to quantify the extent to which a range of plastic types—from soft, flexible plastics like bags and food wrappers; ...

Scientists have analysed 10,000 marine animal autopsies to understand how plastic ingestion leads to death. The study found seabirds face extreme risk after swallowing just 23 pieces of plastic, ...

A new study looking at the impacts of plastic ingestion by seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals found that relatively small amounts of consumed plastic can be deadly. The research analyzed the ...

Experts discovered plastic in the stomach of a dead shark that washed up on a Scottish beach, highlighting the extent of the ...