Marine plastic litter tends to grab headlines, with images of suffocating seabirds or bottles washing up along coastlines. Increasingly, researchers have been finding tiny microplastic fragments ...
Discover the alarming global crisis of plastic pollution and how it affects our oceans and rivers. This video explores the journey of plastic waste from rivers, primarily in Southeast Asia, to the ...
New science has taken a deep dive into plastic waste, providing the first estimate of how much ends up on the sea floor. New research from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, and the ...
Working to stop harmful marine pollution at the source. © Troy Mayne / WWF The health, resilience and productivity of marine and coastal ecosystems is increasingly ...
Even if plastic pollution stopped entirely today, floating plastic would remain on the surface of the sea for 100 years, according to a new study. Scientists have long been puzzled by the fact that so ...
The western coast of Java in Indonesia is popular with surfers for its world-famous breaks. There’s a majestic underwater world to explore, too. But it’s impossible to surf or snorkel without running ...
A new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts and its partners predicts that plastic pollution will more than double over the ...
New research has shown that blue sharks’ intestines act like temporary holding tanks, trapping fibers long enough to build up significant amounts. Their epic migrations mean they can spread these ...
Marine plastic litter tends to grab headlines, with images of suffocating seabirds or bottles washing up along coastlines. Increasingly, researchers have been finding tiny microplastic fragments ...
Candy wrappers. Balloons. Grocery bags. Every day, the equivalent of 2,000 full garbage trucks worth of plastic gets dumped in the world's oceans. Scientists have long known that plastic waste is ...
In the oceans, the most widespread type of plastic pollution may be the kind you can’t see. A new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature estimates that the North Atlantic Ocean alone contains ...
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