Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Here's more about the larger fight over ...

They may be convenient for some, but plastic products pose an immense problem when they end up polluting oceans around the ...

Researchers found marine fungi capable of breaking down plastic. They tested fungi from Hawai‘i’s nearshore waters.

Researchers are training ‘mighty’ marine fungi to quickly eat polyurethane, one of our most common plastics. View on euronews ...

All five of the Earth's major ocean gyres are inundated with plastic pollution. The largest one has been dubbed the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a gyre of plastic ...

Atop the proposals to remediate ocean pollution, the researchers recommend: banning coal combustion and the production of single-use plastics, controlling coastal pollution, and expanding marine ...

First banded in 1956, the Laysan albatross has become a mother once again at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge Sarah Kuta Whale-watching tour operators encountered the mass gathering of ...

admissions and satellite-based air pollution data, newborns exposed to higher levels of NO2 have a 30-35% higher risk of NICU admission and an ... Feb. 13, 2025 — Nanoplastics -- plastic ...

Researchers have discovered an "unexpected" accumulation of the radioactive isotope beryllium-10, deep underneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean. The team hopes their discovery could serve as an ...

Learn more about the Rohingya emergency here. Nearly 80% of the world’s climate-induced displacement is reportedly in Asia and the Pacific. As climate shocks become more frequent and severe, UNHCR ...

Only 90 of the 157 stranded marine animals appear to still be alive as rescue teams race against the clock to save them. Here are the key developments on the 1,091st day of Russia’s full-scale ...