The Latest. There’s less plastic pollution flowing into the ocean from land than scientists previously thought, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience.. The ...

The fungus is capable of breaking down polyethylene particles — the most prevalent commercial plastic in the ocean — once the plastic has been exposed to ultraviolet light.

Disease-causing bacteria, including the type behind flesh-eating infections, can colonize rafts of seaweed and plastic pollution in the ocean, raising concerns about the risks to humans if they ...

Scientists have developed synthetic sponges capable of extracting microplastics and nanoplastics from contaminated water.

A new AI-powered solution could transform how we clean up plastic pollution in the ocean by making removal more efficient, according to a new study published in Operations Research by INFORMS. The ...

Researchers at North Carolina State University have genetically engineered bacteria to break down a source of plastic pollution in the ocean. The project, led by NC State PhD candidate Tianyu Li ...

The Ocean Cleanup is on a mission to collect 90% of floating plastic pollution, including cleaning up the Great Pacific garbage patch, a collection of plastic debris and trash twice the size of Texas.