Oceans Plastic Pollution

Researchers at RMIT University have developed a satellite tool that can detect plastic waste on beaches from over 600 km above the Earth. This innovative technology uses variations in light reflection to identify plastic debris, offering a new approach to tackle the growing issue of plastic pollution. With millions of tonnes of plastic entering oc...

In humans, microplastics have been found in the blood and in organs such as the lungs and placenta.

In 2004, Professor Richard Thompson, a marine biologist from the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, coined the term "microplastics."

The massive, fish-shaped structure composed of plastic trash was constructed by the authorities at the Besant Nagar beach in Chennai.

Plastic pollution in the world's oceans has reached "unprecedented levels" over the past 15 years, a new study has found, calling for a legally binding international treaty to stop the harmful waste.

Scientists warned that without urgent policy action, the rate at which plastics enter the oceans could increase by around 2.6 times between now and 2040.

A video of a scuba diver rescuing a fish trapped inside a plastic packet underwater has surfaced on social media and is going viral.

As Earth's largest animals, blue whales are mighty big eaters, gulping tons of food each day. They also now are ingesting huge amounts of plastic, according to scientists, due to the alarming volume of tiny particles of pollution choking the oceans.

The garbage was removed from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area between Hawaii and California, where litter and debris accumulate.

Robot fish that "eat" microplastics may one day help to clean up the world's polluted oceans, says a team of Chinese scientists from Sichuan University in southwest China.

The United States will phase out single-use plastics in national parks and other public lands over the next decade, President Joe Biden's administration announced Wednesday as part of actions on World Oceans Day.

The United States on Thursday threw its support behind negotiations on a treaty to curb plastic pollution, ending a key holdup in international efforts to clean up the planet's oceans and save marine life.

World Oceans Day: Watch a stunning video of a pair of dolphins flip and spin in the air on World Oceans Day. Know the threats to marine life and how we can protect them.

World Oceans Day: June 8 is marked as World Oceans Day. Oceans play a major role the in the lives of people globally. Plastic pollution is a huge threat to marine life and marine ecology. Here are few facts about plastic waste management

The world's sea floor is littered with an estimated 14 million tonnes of microplastics, broken down from the masses of rubbish entering the oceans every year, according to Australia's national science agency.

Researchers at RMIT University have developed a satellite tool that can detect plastic waste on beaches from over 600 km above the Earth. This innovative technology uses variations in light reflection to identify plastic debris, offering a new approach to tackle the growing issue of plastic pollution. With millions of tonnes of plastic entering oc...

In humans, microplastics have been found in the blood and in organs such as the lungs and placenta.

In 2004, Professor Richard Thompson, a marine biologist from the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, coined the term "microplastics."

The massive, fish-shaped structure composed of plastic trash was constructed by the authorities at the Besant Nagar beach in Chennai.

Plastic pollution in the world's oceans has reached "unprecedented levels" over the past 15 years, a new study has found, calling for a legally binding international treaty to stop the harmful waste.

Scientists warned that without urgent policy action, the rate at which plastics enter the oceans could increase by around 2.6 times between now and 2040.

A video of a scuba diver rescuing a fish trapped inside a plastic packet underwater has surfaced on social media and is going viral.

As Earth's largest animals, blue whales are mighty big eaters, gulping tons of food each day. They also now are ingesting huge amounts of plastic, according to scientists, due to the alarming volume of tiny particles of pollution choking the oceans.

The garbage was removed from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area between Hawaii and California, where litter and debris accumulate.

Robot fish that "eat" microplastics may one day help to clean up the world's polluted oceans, says a team of Chinese scientists from Sichuan University in southwest China.

The United States will phase out single-use plastics in national parks and other public lands over the next decade, President Joe Biden's administration announced Wednesday as part of actions on World Oceans Day.

The United States on Thursday threw its support behind negotiations on a treaty to curb plastic pollution, ending a key holdup in international efforts to clean up the planet's oceans and save marine life.

World Oceans Day: Watch a stunning video of a pair of dolphins flip and spin in the air on World Oceans Day. Know the threats to marine life and how we can protect them.

World Oceans Day: June 8 is marked as World Oceans Day. Oceans play a major role the in the lives of people globally. Plastic pollution is a huge threat to marine life and marine ecology. Here are few facts about plastic waste management

The world's sea floor is littered with an estimated 14 million tonnes of microplastics, broken down from the masses of rubbish entering the oceans every year, according to Australia's national science agency.