Plastic hangs around a long time ... Bar none,” Savoca says, referring to straws, water bottles, and plastic bags. Some 700 species of marine animals have been reported—so far—to have ...

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a gyre of plastic debris in the north-central Pacific Ocean. It’s the largest accumulation of plastic in the world. Just how big is it? Using the map below, click ...

"It’s plastic. And plastic is a poison." Researchers make disturbing discovery after testing children's stuffed animals: ...

Plastic fills our dumps, homes and oceans. Plastic pollution takes a huge toll on wildlife: More than 700 species, including sea turtles, fish and whales, eat plastic or get tangled up in it. Plastic ...

Poor thing's got a tub on its head," she says in the clip, as a bear with what looks to be a plastic cheese ball container on its head paddles around in the water. "Oh, he's scared." After a few ...

Scientists suspected that, among other possibilities, plastic drinking water pipes exposed to extreme heat released the chemicals (SN: 11/13/20). Now, lab experiments show that’s possible.

So typhoon forecasts have become more accurate, the difference in how turtle species react to plastic waste has ... development of the Internet of Animals, Water Biology and Security (2025).