Scientists have new evidence to explain why plastic is dangerous to sea turtles: the animals mistake the scent of plastic for food. Thus, a plastic bag floating in the sea not only looks like a ...

A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Fukui Prefecture, the largest piece of plastic debris reported ingested by the species, researchers said.

Where does the plastic bag charge go? To determine how this exposure was impacting the species, the researchers looked at post mortem reports and animal stranding records relating to sea turtles ...

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 ...

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 ...

"We want our customers to feel safe as they eat, and that's why we're putting their orders into bags." A turtle that swallowed plastic receives treatment. The World Economic Forum says there will ...

Flexible plastics, such as plastic sheets, bags and packaging, can cause gut blockage and were responsible for the greatest number of deaths over all animal groups. These film plastics caused the most ...

Filmed in and outside of Acadia Foods, a family-owned deli, coffee shop and market in Winston-Salem’s Washington Park ...

The turtle writhes in agony ... Bar none,” Savoca says, referring to straws, water bottles, and plastic bags. Some 700 species of marine animals have been reported—so far—to have eaten ...