A recent article published in the journal Nature comprehensively explored the distribution of subsurface microplastics in ocean waters, addressing an environmental concern that has received less ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2025 — The ocean is saturated with microplastics. While we know the location of the great garbage patches, where plastic particles may accumulate below the ocean surface remains ...

Marine plastic pollution is a global crisis, with 9 to 14 million metric tons of plastic entering the ocean every year. Tiny fragments called microplastics – ranging from 1 micron to 5 millimeters – ...

Microplastic pollution in the world's oceans is often illustrated through evocative images of wildlife caught within large items floating on the surface, or microplastics blending in among the sand on ...

A new study has, for the first time, recorded and measured just how fast microplastics move through the gut passage of a key ...

Every three to four years, The Ocean Race takes yacht sailors around the globe in a massive test of navigation and sea survival. The 2023 edition of the race, which kicked off in January and will wrap ...

Concentrations of microplastics in the oceans have surged in the past 18 years, with researchers now estimating there are 2.3 million tonnes floating in the sea worldwide. Microplastics – defined as ...

A new study has, for the first time, recorded and measured how fast microplastics move through the gut passage of a key ...

Researchers examine the specific impacts of microplastics on the geophysics of sea foam formation in the critical zone where water meets air in the top layer of the ocean. They devised two simulations ...

In a scientific first, researchers have recorded how quickly microplastics pass through the gut of zooplankton to better ...

A new study has found that the North Atlantic gyre contains higher levels of polyethylene, polypropylene, acrylic, and polyamide, whereas other offshore locations are more associated with PVC and ...

I AM visiting my hometown of The Hague on the west coast of the Netherlands and I have decided to take my family on a fun trip to the seaside. When I say “fun trip”, I of course mean an excursion to ...