HANGA ROA, Easter Island, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Easter Island, the tiny remote speck of land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is stuck in an oceanic vortex of plastic. According to municipal data ...

On a remote, crescent-shaped island surrounded by crystal clear ocean, live some of the most plastic-contaminated birds in the world. Scientist say the crisis is getting worse.

Plastic-rocks or plastiglomerates, a new kind of conglomerate made partially from plastic, were described for the first time in 2014 from a beach on the Big Island of Hawaii.

The geology of Brazil’s volcanic Trindade Island has fascinated scientists for years, but the discovery of rocks made from plastic debris in this remote turtle refuge is sparking alarm.

Melted plastic has become intertwined with rocks on the island, located 1,140 km (708 miles) from the southeastern state of Espirito Santo, which researchers say is evidence of humans' growing ...