According to a new study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, Arctic ice algae has become ... by the chemicals in the plastics. The ongoing fight against plastic ...

Scientists have found bits of polystyrene in the guts of tiny, soil-dwelling organisms in the Antarctic, raising concern that micro-plastics pollution ... not covered by ice, the study said.

marine-plastic-ocean-fish-microplasticThe naturally oily surface slicks in which many ocean fish come of age are rich in plankton and other fish food—and now also in plastics, according to ...