Imagine being able to check the likelihood of ocean pollution the same way you check the weather. It is an idea that a team of researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego put ...

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The ocean surface retains a stubborn trace of our plastic waste. Even if we were to stop all pollution today, these residues would persist for decades, or even more than a century. This worrying ...

Ocean acidification, already a concern due to rising levels of carbon dioxide, is worsening due to nitric acid and sulfuric acid from industry, report researchers writing in this week’s issue of the ...

The Ocean Cleanup employs advanced technologies to tackle plastic pollution, targeting the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and ...

A new model reveals that plastics dumped today will haunt the oceans for more than a century, fueling a relentless tide of microplastic pollution. Image Credit: Parilov/Shutterstock.com The study was ...

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 ...

A new report has been released by Germany-based ocean plastic recovery startup CleanHub that highlights ocean plastic pollution this year, as well as a look into its complex origins and what the ...

Boyan Slat, founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, explains the nonprofit's mission to clean up floating plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. I'm an award-winning Video Producer and Host for ...