The divers found plastic brushes, pieces of plastic, sharp metal, and an old pocket knife in the ocean.  These discoveries ...

Scientists have new evidence to explain why plastic is dangerous to sea turtles: the animals mistake the scent of plastic for food. Thus, a plastic bag floating in the sea not only looks like a ...

A hermit crab trundles across a beach in Japan's Okinawa, carrying its home on its back: not a shell, but a disintegrating ...

A critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle was found dead by early morning beachgoers Wednesday along the shore near F ...

Experiments show that the acoustic signature of plastic and prey is similar. That may confuse whales that use echolocation to hunt.

Plastic is a concerning issue, but in marine environments, it's the most concerning. New satellite technology allows ...