Living in a U.S. coastal county bordered by ocean waters with very high concentrations of microplastics may increase the risk of heart and metabolic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, coronary artery ...

Tropical storms such as typhoons, hurricanes, and cyclones are Earth's most powerful weather systems. Born over warm oceans, they travel thousands of kilometers to land, traversing waters now polluted ...

The ocean works quietly every day to protect life on Earth. It absorbs heat from the atmosphere, stores massive amounts of carbon dioxide and produces much of the oxygen humans breathe. Much of that ...

Millions of tons of microplastics flow into the ocean every year, but tracking the movement and accumulation of those microscopic polymers is difficult. A new study builds a theory of how spherical ...

Discover the urgent environmental problem of ocean plastic pollution in this insightful video. Starting with scientific evidence, we see how microplastics permeate every sample of beach sand across ...

Could the plastic in our oceans be quietly harming our hearts? A nationwide study reveals a concerning correlation between marine microplastic pollution and cardiometabolic diseases in US coastal ...

A game-changing plastic developed by scientists in Japan may finally help turn the tide on microplastic Pollution. According to a recent study published in Science and led by Takuzo Aida from the ...

“We study how plastic affects what we call ecosystem services, that is, the services we receive from ecosystems. When the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, we consider it as a service ...

Uncover the plastic ocean pollution crisis: microplastics clogging gyres, marine debris flooding the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and promising biodegradable alternatives to fight back. Çağrı ...

People living in coastal communities could face an increased risk of brain and movement disabilities, according to new research published by the American Academy of Neurology. This study found a link ...