After living in Stuart since 1989, legal affairs reporter Melissa E. Holsman loves attending local events that explore the ...

NICE, FRANCE (IANS)– India urged swift international action on ocean health at the third United Nations Ocean Conference on June 10, calling for an international ocean pact and a legally binding ...

Plastic waste is one of the most pressing environmental issues for our planet's oceans today. Amazon is taking a major step toward resolving that, reported Sustainability Magazine. The Ocean Cleanup ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Each year, more than 12.7 million tons of plastic enter the globe’s waterways. From here, it endangers marine life, coral reefs, and the global food chain. While impressive cleanup efforts are ...

Scientists recently estimated, for the first time, that the North Atlantic Ocean contains millions of tons of nanoplastics. To measure it, they used a detection method that picks up the chemical ...

This Barbie doll is more likely to cause nightmares than lovely dreams. An artist decided to create her own take on the 2022 Jane Goodall Barbie, that Mattel made from recycled ocean plastic. Artist ...

The Ocean Cleanup and Kia collaborate with the Guatemalan Government and partners to prevent one of the world’s largest plastic pollution flows reaching the ocean Targeting 20,000 tons of waste ...

Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...

Community-led research from UCSB’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory spans three years, four continents and eight countries to reveal the scale of river plastic waste and offer solutions to stop it at ...