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Pam Longobardi creates art with ocean plastic to raise awareness of the garbage accumulating in the world's oceans. See her art here.
As more and more plastic trash permeates the oceans, microplastics are making their way into fish and shellfish, and potentially into humans.
New research finds that microplastics are emitted into the atmosphere.
A new study has confirmed the presence of microplastics in birds of prey, including hawks, ospreys and owls. The accumulation of microplastics in birds’ digestive systems could lead to poisoning, starvation and death.
A new study has found that plastic pollution is being deposited into the fossil record, with deposits increasing exponentially since 1945.
A USGS study identified plastic in more than 90% of rainwater samples taken from across Colorado.
Research at one of the world's clearest, cleanest lakes suggests the problem of microplastics is widespread in freshwater systems and not just in oceans.
Microplastic particles - too small for the human eye to see - were blown into the once pristine region by the wind, according to a new study.
Researchers have found microplastics deep in the sand on beaches where sea turtles lay their eggs.
Microplastics are everywhere - in our water, soil, and even the air we breathe. The consequences of this exposure on human health is unknown.
New research shows that even the Arctic Ocean isn't immune to an influx of plastic.
Explore remote, uninhabited Henderson Island in the South Pacific. It may look idyllic from above, but is littered with millions of tons of plastic.
Hundreds of marine turtles die every year after getting tangled in trash - such as plastic ‘six pack’ holders and discarded fishing gear - in oceans and on beaches.
Scientists were astonished to discover tiny bits of plastic inside the bodies of animals in the deep ocean.
Ground-breaking data on a negative effect on oysters from microplastics, which enter our oceans via cosmetics, clothing, and industrial processes.
A new study estimates that almost all seabirds have eaten plastic.
Researchers have developed a regenerating plastic that grows back after damage.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected propylene, a chemical used to make food-storage containers, car bumpers and other consumer products, on Saturn's moon Titan.
Scientists have found thousands of microplastic particles floating in the Great Lakes. They are concerned that the particles may disrupt aquatic food webs.
Researchers have invented a circuit that makes it possible to test whether food inside packaging is still safe to eat. This development should drastically reduce the amount of edible food which is wasted every day.
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