As global concern over plastic pollution intensifies, a growing share of the problem is tied not to where waste is discarded, ...

Plastics have been integral to modern life since the 1950s, but their proliferation has resulted in severe marine pollution, jeopardizing the health of ocean ecosystems 1. According to related ...

Plastic pollution reduces fishing revenues and threatens the livelihoods of thousands of vulnerable coastal families.

MOMBASA: EMPHASISING regional cooperation in protecting oceans and the environment has been among the key agenda items ...

Scientists from the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Queen Mary University of London have developed a simple model to show how buoyant plastic can settle through the water column ...

Pollution entering the ocean from the Tijuana River has been a problem for decades, but beach closures have increased in recent years Environmental educators say the closures are hurting kids and ...

When oily plastic and glass, as well as rubber, washed onto Florida beaches in 2020, a community group shared the mystery online, attracting scientists' attention. Working together, they linked the ...

Whale sharks, already listed as endangered, face an array of human-induced threats such as fishing bycatch, vessel strikes, and habitat degradation among them. Pollution adds another, more insidious ...

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 ...

In 1996 Captain Charles Moore, a citizen scientist and founder of the Algalita Marine Research and Education Foundation, stumbled upon what came to be known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- a ...