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 ...

MUROTO, Kochi Prefecture--An endangered leatherback sea turtle found dead in a fishing net in local waters here in June had swallowed two plastic bags, an autopsy of its stomach contents showed.

Although sea turtles have been chomping down on plastic bags for years, scientists didn’t know why — until now. Plastic bags may smell like a tasty treat because of the bacteria and algae that ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

Plastic pollution is an ever-pressing concern for the health of our ocean ecosystems and their inhabitants, with estimates of ...

The study revealed that the behaviors prompted by the plastic bag regulations persisted even after the rules were no longer ...