Thousands to millions of tons of plastic enter the ocean annually, but where they end up is poorly understood.

(See the first of its kind map of ocean plastic pollution.) But the study of how odors might play a role in marine animals’ consumption of plastic is the first of its kind. Sovaca teamed up with ...

When we think about plastic and trash in the ocean, we often think about the harm it does to animals; sea turtles ... wear in these colder climates can play a role. “People wear fleeces and ...

For many people, "plastic pollution" calls to mind pictures of turtles and other marine life drowning in single-use plastic ...

World Environment Day 2025 focuses on ‘Ending Plastic Pollution’. Here are speech and essay ideas to help students understand ...

They ate and lived and died in a plastic-free circle of life. Many of those sea turtles—a group of animals whose life span can reach 100 years—are still alive today. But they no longer live in ...

Many of the sea creatures we love – birds, fish, turtles and whales – die because of the plastic that’s suffocating our seas ... We are all part of the problem, and we all have a role to play in ...

Scientists have long known that making plastic warms the planet ... they die and sink — or they get eaten and pooped out by other sea creatures — falling to the bottom of the ocean in a ...

A new study has some good news, but there’s a problem: Ocean ... Plastic pollution harms marine wildlife, and humans. Wildlife can become tangled in discarded nets, ropes and packaging. Many ...

"The Ocean Cleanup is a proud contributor to the global treaty to end plastic pollution," the group said in an e-mail to USA TODAY. "And the part we play is positioned on one end of the pollution ...

The top one may well surprise you. Plastic bottle caps may often be confused by sea creatures for food, with potentially deadly consequences. Plastic bottle caps may often be confused by sea ...

High levels of plastic pollution can kill the embryos of a wide range of ocean animals, new research shows. High levels of plastic pollution can kill the embryos of a wide range of ocean animals ...