A new UN report reveals a "deepening crisis" in ocean health, driven by climate change, pollution, and overfishing. Rising ...
Plastic pollution reduces fishing revenues and threatens the livelihoods of thousands of vulnerable coastal families.
Citizens are taking water testing into their own hands as sewage spills in rivers and on beaches increasingly get reported.
An environmental engineer who mapped microplastic pollution in three of Pennsylvania’s watersheds explains what it means for ...
A collaboration between researchers at Imperial College London and GNS Science, suggests that reducing plastic pollution by 5% per year would stabilize the level of microplastics—plastics less than 5 ...
Up to 45% of global economic activity occurs in coastal areas.
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 ...
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 ...
An estimated 171 trillion pieces of plastic are lurking in the world’s oceans, and plastic production is expected to triple by 2060 if no changes are made. This growth could result in a significant ...
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 ...