Nopales are more than just a delicious food. For years, scientists have been using the food staple to create eco-friendly ...

The new study also identifies the major sources of plastic debris and names the top 20 countries generating the greatest amount of ocean-bound trash. China is first. The United States is 20th.

This is an ocean planet. And every company—whether it realizes it or not—depends on the biodiversity, food systems, and ...

A study published in Science Journal found that plastic bag policies, such as bans and fees, have been effective in reducing ...

A Holly Springs teen’s startup turns recycled bottles into swimwear and removes a pound of ocean plastic for every sale.

But even places with bag policies are seeing a greater prevalence of plastic bags on beaches and riverbanks. Plastic bag fees ...

New research estimates that approximately 60 tonnes of plastic debris discarded in the ocean reside within female green turtles at any given time.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Female green sea turtles collectively contain about 60 tons of plastic debris globally, with an individual averaging 26.4 g—roughly the mass of ten ping pong ...

Plastic debris is now a troubling reality in oceans and along shorelines worldwide. From tiny microplastics to large waste ...

This diffusion‑limited regime likely dominates for fluffier aggregates made of phytoplankton remains, fecal pellets, or ...

Plastic waste is now found in almost every marine habitat, from the ocean surface to deep sea sediments to the ocean's vast mid-water region, as well as the Great Lakes. This report responds to a ...

A new study suggests plastic bag fees could be more impactful than bans in limiting plastic bag litter on shorelines.