The ocean is under increasing pressure. Everyday human activities, from shipping to oil and gas exploration to urban ...

Researchers examined the diet and plastic ingestion of green sea turtles inhabiting waters around the Ogasawara Islands, Japan, and detected plastics in 7 of the 10 individuals studied. By integrating ...

The ocean is the lifeblood of our planet—producing over half of the world’s oxygen, regulating global temperatures, and supporting millions of species. Yet today, marine ecosystems are under severe ...

Plastics are becoming more present in the seas and oceans around the world. The Mediterranean—a semi-enclosed marine basin—is one of the seas that accumulates more plastic waste from the continent, a ...

The prevalence of cognitive, mobility, self-care, and independent living disability were significantly higher in coastal counties with very high vs low marine microplastic levels. Compared with ...

Testing for levels of microplastic contamination in marine plankton aims to help develop new ways to assess and manage the rising global pollution problem, experts say. Researchers examined the ...

Climate change is fueling an increasing number of marine heat waves across the globe. When this intensifying heat is coupled with pollution — especially sewage, nitrogen fertilizer agricultural runoff ...

California residents cleanup trash and plastic that washed up on a beach the day after Tropical Storm Hilary hit Los Angeles. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Department of ...

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 ...

Off-grid homeowner stunned after camera captures footage of first-time visitor on property: 'Walking through like he's been there before' ...

Sri Lanka, Jan. 27 -- The Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA), responsible for protecting Sri Lanka's marine environment and managing pollution, has established a modern 24-hour operations ...

Safe Harbor Pollution Insurance broadens panel of security, increases marine pollution capacity Vessel pollution liability insurance company Safe Harbor Pollution Insurance announced it has expanded ...