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.

The researchers created a model to look at levels of air pollution called PM2.5 – also sometimes called particle pollution or particulate matter pollution – and levels of antibiotic resistance ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.