Ropes and fishing gear used in the fisheries and aquaculture industries are a major source of microplastics in the ocean and littering along the ...

Researchers at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa recently discovered that many species of fungi isolated from Hawai‘i’s ...

A new study from the University of Minnesota’s College of Science and Engineering (CSE) found it can use sensors to detect ...

Barry Rosenthal started collecting plastic ... of ocean trash to illustrate the problem of marine pollution. Eventually he began to gather the detritus to use as his art materials, cleaning ...

If Blue Planet II has inspired you to help our oceans, then you've come to the right place! Below we share some links and information on the issues our oceans face and how small changes you can ...

Scientists have found a surprising way to turn trash into treasure—by creating recycled plastic soap. Yes, the same material polluting oceans and ... useful—and clean up more than just the ...

Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic debris, and they are a global environmental problem, contaminating tap water, oceans ... Should taxpayers help pay to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage ...

This was supposed to be the fifth and final round to produce the first legally binding treaty on plastics pollution, ...

including in the oceans, by the end of 2024. Petgas envisions a circular economy where plastic is no longer waste, but rather a resource for the production of energy. To that end, the company has ...