From getting stuck in nets to eating plastic that they think is food, creatures worldwide are dying from material we made.

Litter on the beach is more than just an aesthetic killer. As Nik shows in the video, birds can be seen pecking at the trash, ...

Check out a new book by David de Rothschild. April 21, 2011— -- Check out an excerpt of "Plastiki: Across the Pacific by Plastic: An Adventure to Save Our Oceans," documenting the journey of ...

Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean ...

SAUSALITO, Calif. (KGO) -- Nearly every day cargo ships arrive here in the Bay Area, carrying everything from cars to consumer goods. But one ship that just docked in Sausalito is delivering cargo ...

One of the most abundant pelagic sharks in the world has been shown to ingest both plastic and non-plastic fibers, which accumulate in their intestines and may later be released into the ocean.

A rare sighting off Westport of a seabird known for soaring and gliding for thousands of miles is this week's Reader's Lens ...

Tourism Solomons in collaboration with Pacific Tourism (SPTO) hosted key stakeholders from across the region to update, ...

GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- An exhibit that’s turning trash into treasure is making waves at the Green Bay Botanical Garden. Visitors to the garden will see several sculptures this season that are part of the ...