Today we're investigating the many different ways the ocean has been polluted, using a book I've been reading lately, The ...

This is not the first case linking plastics with the deepest parts of the ocean. Explorer makes alarming find while ...

Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean surfaces. At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the ...

Researchers from Tel Aviv University found that marine creatures like ascidians can change the composition of microplastics, ...

Earth is surrounded by millions of pieces of space junk, which pose a constant threat to future space exploration ...

Without a healthy ocean, humans cannot thrive. But the ocean has taken a pummelling and we have not been treating it well. It is facing down three huge threats: overfishing, pollution and climate ...

What do we get wrong when we talk about ocean plastic? A lot, it turns out. Business Insider producer Elizabeth McCauley dives into the scientific literature and talks to experts to find out how ...

You see photos of plastic pollution in the ocean, but it can be hard to connect that to the plastic you're buying and using every day. Here are three ways the plastic you throw away can end up in the ...

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Watershed planning efforts are coordinated by the Clean Water Branch’s Polluted Runoff Control Program, which has a mission to “protect and improve the quality of Hawaii’s water resources by ...

The analysis by Conservation Volunteers Australia also broke down the proportion of plastic pollution in the ocean's main tributaries by capital city. Perth has the lowest amount of plastic in its ...

Vote for a strong global treaty on plastic pollution Plastic pollution is suffocating our rivers and ocean, killing wildlife and contaminating our food, air and water. Without immediate action, ...