Plastic risk maps reveal hidden ocean hotspots where wildlife faces harm from ingestion, entanglement, and chemicals.

Report from Oceana shows how marine life off Hilton Head, SC coast eat and get tangled in plastic. The report covers 2009 to 2018 and looks at plastic bags and balloons hurting sea turtles, manatees.

Documenting often-invisible, sublethal effects in wild animals that are definitively linked to plastic itself has remained elusive.

The prevalence of plastic and microplastics in the bodies of sea turtles, dolphins, whales, birds and other animals is shocking. | Opinion ...

The available evidence from animal studies led them to warn that ingested microplastics appear to reduce fertility and may increase the risk of cancer, particularly in the digestive tract. Here’s how ...

During this time, animals come in contact with the material and are at risk. As the plastic breaks down, microplastics are leached into our soil and water. Plastic bags that end up in at-home curbside ...

Middletown artist Kat Owens, who creates life-size portraits of animals affected by discarded plastic, has her work on view at CT State Community College – Middlesex in Middletown.