The vast majority of marine animals found to have been strangled, internally lacerated or otherwise harmed by the Gulf of Mexico's growing load of plastic waste were threatened or endangered species, ...

Kai, a three-year-old green sea turtle, was released back into the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean off Kenya’s coast last month. She had been hospitalised after her guts were blocked with white ...

WATAMU, Kenya — A small charity on the Kenyan coast has become vital to the region's majestic turtle population, saving thousands from poachers, fishermen's nets and ever-worsening plastic pollution.

Plastic pollution has been found in practically every environment on the planet, with especially severe effects on ocean life. Plastic waste harms marine life in many ways – most notably, when animals ...

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 ...

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Editor's Note: The photo above is a file image. Scroll down for photos of the plastic. A South Florida nature center made a sad discovery while a turtle in its care was recovering ...