At just 18 years old, Holden Bierman is already making waves as the founder and CEO of Coastal Cool, a sustainable swimwear ...

Scientists studying a giant collection of plastic trash floating in the middle of the open ocean have found some unexpected inhabitants: dozens of marine species that usually stick close to the coast.

A newly discovered enzyme motif reveals how ocean microbes are evolving to digest plastic, potentially aiding future cleanup ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The study looked at 415 ocean samples, and nearly 80% had some kind of PET-degrading enzyme. Scientists stunned after ...

Undergraduate and graduate students took a lead role in a Virginia Tech study that analyzed global research on marine debris, ...

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The Ocean Cleanup will make waves on Thursday as it deploys its first trash Interceptor Original in the United States in hopes of further shrinking the Great Pacific Garbage Patch by catching trash ...

A six year old Labrador named Lila has been trained to dive into the ocean to help remove discarded plastic waste. Originally ...

First system to be tested at sea, hopes to help "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, unveiled its North ...

Piperwai is a natural deodorant brand working to reduce ocean waste plastic by repurposing it into personal-care product packaging. Sarah Ribner is the founder of Piperwai, a natural deodorant and ...