A new eco-friendly plastic called LAHB has shown it can biodegrade even in the extreme environment of the deep ocean, unlike conventional plastics that persist for decades. In real-world ...

Scientists have developed a new type of biodegradable plastic, LAHB, that breaks down even in deep-sea conditions. Unlike ...

The 2004 discovery of marine microplastics set off a domino effect in terms of research, as scientists aimed to quantify ...

- [Ana] Plastic pollution is really becoming one of the highest pressures ever in the ocean. This is a silent threat. - [Narrator] Plastic pollution can impact marine life in two ways.

In the first decade of this century, we made more plastic than all the plastic in history up to the year 2000. And every year, billions of pounds of more plastic end up in the world's oceans. Studies ...

Scientists recently estimated, for the first time, that the North Atlantic Ocean contains millions of tons of nanoplastics.

With the explosion of single-use plastics as an alternative to glass bottles, sea glass may soon become harder to find, with less glass and more plastic in the supply chain.

An historic tall ship is moored in London after an epic two-year journey to retrace the route Charles Darwin took on his ...

To turn sea trash into treasure, Arimoto starts by rinsing the plastic in fresh water and then sorting it by color. She cuts the plastic into smaller pieces and places them into a metal ring ...