Scientists sound the alarm after making disturbing discovery deep in Mediterranean Sea: 'It was an unsolved mystery'

Scientists sound the alarm after making disturbing discovery deep in Mediterranean Sea: 'It was an unsolved mystery'

Ocean plastic is a widely known problem, typically viewed through the lens of floating debris and microplastics. However, Earth.com covered a novel study examining plastic pollution on the seafloor. What's happening? Decades before the term "microplastics" was coined in 2004, the public was aware that plastic debris caused fatal entanglements among marine wildlife, such as seagulls. Plastic debris in the ocean is unfortunately prolific, measured…