Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region in Southern Australia is ...

Like many bodies of water, Lake Lipno is no stranger to cyanobacteria. The photosynthetic blue-green algae typically ...

Microplastic pollution in the seas around Great Britain has been found at significantly higher concentrations than previously recorded by a joint ...

MICROPLASTICS are plastic particles smaller than five millimeters that originate from the breakdown of larger plastic items or are manufactured at small sizes for industrial and consumer use. They are ...

China’s rocket launches that passed over Palawan may seem harmless, but debris from separating rocket parts could pose serious consequences to marine life in one of the Philippines’ richest waters. On ...

To reduce air pollution associated with ocean transport, the International Maritime Organization tightened restrictions on sulfur content in ship fuel, resulting in an 80% reduction in emissions by ...

In Scotland, the fishing practice of scrapping ocean bottom continues despite promise - Scotland has designated 37% of its ...

Air pollutants like nitrogen dioxide (NO2), primarily produced during fossil fuel combustion, pose a serious concern for human health, contributing to respiratory diseases like pulmonary edema, ...

Authorities in Monterey Bay, California, are investigating after several tagged white sharks were recorded passing through the waters near Lovers Point. It is the same stretch of ocean where ...

In the tropics, the border between troposphere and stratosphere—the tropopause—sits at around 20km, far above any normal ...

Fish in some of the world's most remote regions are being contaminated by plastic pollution, reveals new research.

Plastic waste has become a serious threat in Southeast Asia because of its adverse environmental, health, and economic ...