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 ...

As recently as the 1960s, perhaps later—within the life span of Tom Hanks, and within a few years of when the world was using its very first ATMs and contraceptive pills—nearly all of the planet’s sea ...

A critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle was found dead by early morning beachgoers Wednesday along the shore near F Street in St. Augustine Beach. The St. Johns County Beach Services department ...

Plastic straws are one of the top contributors of plastic pollution in the oceans. With just 9% of straws capable of being recycled worldwide, hundreds of millions to billions make their way into the ...

All over the world, sea turtles are swallowing bits of plastic floating in the ocean, mistaking them for tasty jellyfish, or just unable to avoid the debris that surrounds them. Now, a new study out ...

Plastic is found in almost every sea turtle hatchling that washes ashore. A sea turtle hatchling that washed ashore on a Florida beach and later died had more than 100 pieces of tiny plastic in its ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Balloons are already banned from being released or used as party decorations at beach parties in some areas across Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast. Now, a Florida ...

A baby green turtle (left) and a baby loggerhead (right) were excavated by conservationists at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. The sun has yet to peek its way through the clouds on this windy, rainy ...

Nearly 1,800 animals since 2009 have had life-threatening encounters. A new report details the grim circumstances facing marine animals as millions of pounds of plastic continue to make their way into ...

For years, marine biologists have called for a ban on plastics, having witnessed firsthand the devastating impact on marine life. However, their pleas largely fell on deaf ears, given how cheap ...

Xia (Alice) Zhu receives funding from the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. Chelsea Rochman receives funding from NSERC, ECCC, DFO. Matthew Mazloff receives funding from NASA, NOAA, NSF, UCSD. Memorial ...