Beneath the ocean’s surface, bacteria have evolved specialized enzymes that can digest PET plastic, the material used in bottles and clothes. Researchers at KAUST discovered that a unique molecular ...

In the oceans, the most widespread type of plastic pollution may be the kind you can’t see. A new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature estimates that the North Atlantic Ocean alone contains ...

Discover how ocean plastic isn't the core problem we think it is. While plastic constitutes about 80 percent of marine pollution, much of it doesn’t originate from consumer trash or coastal areas. A ...