The governments of 15 countries in the Northeast Atlantic on Friday created a new protected area of the ocean they say is bigger than the combined land mass of Germany and the United Kingdom.
Ecology
Oct 2, 2021
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As part of their Galapagos Plastic Free project, physicists Stefanie Ypma and Erik van Sebille are developing an app that tells park rangers on the Galapagos Islands where they can clean up plastic every day. The researchers ...
Environment
Oct 1, 2021
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Meet bag, bottle and straw, three bits of plastic left on the beach.
Environment
Aug 12, 2021
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The Caribbean is renowned globally for its stunning beaches and crystal clear ocean.
Environment
Aug 3, 2021
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Plastic pollution creates an "evolutionary trap" for young sea turtles, new research shows.
Evolution
Aug 2, 2021
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Systemic change to the entire plastics economy is needed to halt ocean plastic pollution.
Earth Sciences
Jul 13, 2021
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Plastics are a growing problem for natural ecosystems around the globe, and in particular for our marine and freshwater environments. Rivers are the leading source of plastic pollution, as it has been estimated that they ...
Environment
Jul 2, 2021
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A new study published in Nature Sustainability provides the first complete diagnosis of the origin and nature of the litter dumped into the ocean. The collaboration between research institutions such as Wageningen University ...
Environment
Jun 14, 2021
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The pollution of the world's oceans with plastic waste is one of the major environmental problems of our time. However, very little is known about how much plastic is distributed globally in the ocean. Models based on ocean ...
Environment
Jun 2, 2021
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Plastic pollution has been found in seawater, on beaches and inside marine animals at the Galapagos Islands.
Environment
May 28, 2021
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