Endangered wildlife like Hawaiian monk seals and Pacific loggerhead sea turtles are among nearly 700 species that eat and get caught in plastic litter. It's time to get at the root of this ocean ...

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. When the researchers examined the turtle at the Fukui museum, they found the plastic sheet measuring 106 centimeters by 118 cm and a PET bottle label ...

This is not the first case linking plastics with the deepest parts of the ocean. Explorer makes alarming find while attempting to break a world record in the ocean: 'A rather disheartening discovery' ...

He says there is a need to cut the level of plastic waste and pursue biodegradable ... On Friday, dozens of endangered green turtles were released into the ocean at the Nyali beach in Mombasa ...

Wow,” named by her rescuers, underwent a series of successful surgeries at the Turtle Hospital. Today "Wow" was sent home.

Researchers estimate that 52% of sea turtles worldwide have eaten plastic waste, writes JP Bryan ... for evidence of sea turtles leaving the ocean to lay their eggs behind the sand dunes.

A rising tide of plastic waste is choking our oceans, threatening fragile ecosystems and killing ... 2015) and half of marine turtles have eaten plastic (Schuyler et al, 2014). Marine life can choke ...

The number of turtles getting lost or killed by cars after struggling to find their way to the ocean has sparked concerns ...

The little turtles are mostly endangered loggerheads and should be cruising the ocean. Most of them instead will spend the first few months of their lives in newly built plastic tanks at the ...