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

New research estimates that approximately 60 tonnes of plastic debris discarded in the ocean reside within female green ...

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

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 ...

Invertebrates play important roles within their ecosystems. Earthworms, for example, add air to the soil and help cycle ...

A group of gray seals in Rhode Island are making a splash. They were rescued in March and April after becoming entangled in ...

I can see why kids are feeling like this, because they have so much access to media all the time,” said a Denver preschool ...

Seals are a common sight across Welsh shorelines, especially in August and November, their breeding seasons. But a small ...

The U.S. Virgin Islands government says it's facing a "dire" plastic waste problem, in part due to pollution from Pepsi and Coca-Cola products.

"Could play a more significant role than previously thought." Scientists raise red flag after observing alarming behavior ...

Oceans play a major role in the global ecosystem. Researchers warn of widespread issue throughout Earth's oceans: 'They're ...