Along the final stretch of the Seyhan River, in southern Türkiye, plastic bits in various colors dot the water and sediment.

MIT researchers have identified how communities of ocean bacteria cooperate to decompose biodegradable plastics, a finding ...

Unfortunately, as far as the Mediterranean is concerned, it would not be wrong to say that "not a single inch of it is clean." ...

Scientists have developed new models that show plastic waste is accumulating differently in oceans than previously believed. While most attention has been focused on plastic that collects in large ...

Biodegradable plastics could help alleviate the plastic waste crisis that is polluting the environment and harming our health ...

Thousands to millions of tons of plastic enter the ocean annually, but where they end up is poorly understood. Scientists have been working to assemble the pieces of the puzzle for years, including ...

Underwater photograph in the Mediterranean Sea of waste pollution with a plastic bag in Ajaccio on the island of Corsica in the south of France on 15 August 2024. MARTIN BERTRAND Hans Lucas/AFP via ...

A groundbreaking new study has uncovered the Levant Basin as one of the world's most concentrated graveyards for plastic packaging and the mechanisms that help the plastic sink down to the seafloor.

Throwing your plastic bottles in the recycling bin may make you feel good about yourself, or ease your guilt about your ...

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