“This is incredibly exciting, as up to now we have not had a tool for detecting plastics in coastal environments from space,” ...

Plastic pollution affects fundamental Earth systems, contributing to almost every pressing global environmental challenge.

Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui by the locals, is a remote island off the coast of Chile. As of 2023, its population ...

At a time when synthetic plastic has polluted nearly every corner of the globe and appeared in food and in the human body, ...

Satellite technology is already used to track the massive amounts of plastic floating around oceans – from relatively small ...

As countries meet in Busan, South Korea, from Nov. 25 to Dec. 1 to hammer out a Global Plastic Treaty that addresses an environmental scourge, the Philippines would do well to examine how it is ...

Widespread ocean pollution threatens the health of more than 3 billion people, international study led by Boston College researchers shows Ocean pollution is widespread and getting worse, and when ...

"It’s a great success story in a field that often focuses on the negative aspects of plastic pollution rather than working towards solutions to the problem." The structure of foam CDA before and ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will establish a Roundtable on Plastics that will provide a forum for examining issues associated with national efforts to reduce plastic ...

Plastic pollution is a severe global issue, jeopardizing ecosystems, particularly marine life. Millions of tons of plastic waste invade oceans annually, breaking into microplastics that ...

Deseret News video underscores the necessity for sustainable practices and policy reforms to safeguard the planet’s future.

who loved the ocean and supported the nonprofit. The team mentors the students to be experts in plastic pollution. The students make educational presentations to schools and community groups ...