Plastic pollution tends to float near the surface and build up in large, rotating ocean currents known as gyres. The ...

Plastic waste pollutes oceans across all regions of the world. Marine animals may become entangled in larger plastic debris ...

“Around 2,000 waxworms can break down an entire polyethylene bag in as little as 24 hours, although we believe that ...

Why wasn’t this ever mentioned in The Very Hungry Caterpillar? It turns out, some caterpillars aren’t content with eating through apples, salami, and a piece of cherry pie – they're insatiable ...

Plastics play a fundamental role in modern life, but their resistance to biodegradation makes them very difficult to dispose ...

Boaters off the coast of California got the chance to witness a massive feeding frenzy among sea creatures. On July 5, during ...

Marine ecosystems are significantly threatened by plastic litter, hence, effective detection and monitoring techniques are necessary. The identification and classification of ocean plastic litter is ...