A Halloween toy was among hundreds of plastic items found in the guts of dead sea turtles in the Mediterranean, a new study reveals. A Halloween toy was among hundreds of plastic items found in the ...

Dead sea turtles have been discovered with a vast array of plastic waste inside their bellies, with one unlucky reptile having swallowed a rubber witch's finger. Of a total of 135 loggerhead turtles ...

Thousands to millions of tons of plastic enter the ocean annually, but where they end up is poorly understood. Scientists have been working to assemble the pieces of the puzzle for years, including ...

When Caleb Jameson walks the beaches of Sarasota, it isn’t just for a relaxing, fun day with friends. At 15, Jameson is a dedicated environmentalist who has devoted time to protecting sea turtles on ...

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 ...

A Halloween toy was among hundreds of plastic items found in the guts of dead sea turtles in the Mediterranean, a new study reveals. Researchers examined 135 loggerhead turtles either washed up or ...