We catch up with Alvania and Jessica Lawen of Parley Seychelles to talk about their first scientific paper on marine debris – and what they learned writing it.

A new study from Emily Penn’s all-female eXXpedition provides the first holistic assessment of plastic pollution in the Caribbean.

Scientists around the world are studying natural compounds found in the environment that could help break down plastic.

Parley Mexico is joining forces with researchers at the Austin Marine Science Institute to help track tiny pellets at the heart of the global plastic trade.

Dr. Sarah-Jeanne Royer explains how researchers use infrared spectroscopy to identify different types of plastic and work out where it's coming from.

Researchers at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment have found that corals actually like the taste of plastic particles.

In the first in our new series, oceanographer Dr. Sarah-Jeanne Royer investigates the growing problem of fishing nets washing ashore.