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RMIT University Develops Satellite Technology to Identify Plastic Waste on Beaches
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...
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Earth's Water Depleting Fast, Says Study, Explains Why It's Dangerous
The research team wants aquatic deoxygenation to be added to the list of "planetary boundaries", which are thresholds that allow humanity to develop and thrive.
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Smell Of Cooking Food Is Possibly Polluting The Air You Breathe, Finds Study
A new research from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has found that the delicious smell of food cooking at restaurants, food trucks and street vendors might be negatively impacting air quality.
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Microplastics Found In Clogged Arteries, Could Raise Risk of Heart Attack: Study
In humans, microplastics have been found in the blood and in organs such as the lungs and placenta.
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Microplastics Crisis Demands More Than Just Ocean Cleanups and Biodegradables, Says Expert
In 2004, Professor Richard Thompson, a marine biologist from the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, coined the term "microplastics."
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Gulf Stream Current Could Collapse In 2025, Unleashing Climate Chaos: Report
If the world keeps spewing out pollution that heats the planet, an important system of ocean currents may collapse within a few decades.
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Art Made Of Garbage Highlights The Issue Of Plastic Pollution In Ocean
The massive, fish-shaped structure composed of plastic trash was constructed by the authorities at the Besant Nagar beach in Chennai.
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Scientists Sound Alarm As Ocean Temperatures Hit New Record In 2022
The world's oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity's carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking temperatures last year, according to research published Wednesday.
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Watch: Scuba Diver Rescues Fish Trapped Inside Plastic Packet Underwater
A video of a scuba diver rescuing a fish trapped inside a plastic packet underwater has surfaced on social media and is going viral.
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Blue Whales Eat 10 Million Pieces Of Microplastic Daily: Report
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.
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Watch: Jellyfish Swarm Israel's Coast, Climate Change Blamed
A mesmerising aerial video has captured a huge swarm of jellyfish off the coast of Israel. The marine authorities were inspecting the waters of Haifa Bay during the annual jellyfish migration when its boat was surrounded by the jellyfish swarm.
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More Than 100,000 Kg Of Plastic From Great Garbage Patch In The Ocean
The garbage was removed from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area between Hawaii and California, where litter and debris accumulate.
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Chinese Scientists Develop Robot Fish To "Eat" Microplastics In The Ocean
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.
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US' Plan To Ban Single-Use Plastics On Public Lands By 2032
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.
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World Oceans Day 2021: Watch The Acrobats Of The Ocean Flip, Twist, Jump
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.
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RMIT University Develops Satellite Technology to Identify Plastic Waste on Beaches
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...
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Earth's Water Depleting Fast, Says Study, Explains Why It's Dangerous
The research team wants aquatic deoxygenation to be added to the list of "planetary boundaries", which are thresholds that allow humanity to develop and thrive.
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Smell Of Cooking Food Is Possibly Polluting The Air You Breathe, Finds Study
A new research from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has found that the delicious smell of food cooking at restaurants, food trucks and street vendors might be negatively impacting air quality.
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Microplastics Found In Clogged Arteries, Could Raise Risk of Heart Attack: Study
In humans, microplastics have been found in the blood and in organs such as the lungs and placenta.
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Microplastics Crisis Demands More Than Just Ocean Cleanups and Biodegradables, Says Expert
In 2004, Professor Richard Thompson, a marine biologist from the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, coined the term "microplastics."
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Gulf Stream Current Could Collapse In 2025, Unleashing Climate Chaos: Report
If the world keeps spewing out pollution that heats the planet, an important system of ocean currents may collapse within a few decades.
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Art Made Of Garbage Highlights The Issue Of Plastic Pollution In Ocean
The massive, fish-shaped structure composed of plastic trash was constructed by the authorities at the Besant Nagar beach in Chennai.
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Scientists Sound Alarm As Ocean Temperatures Hit New Record In 2022
The world's oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity's carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking temperatures last year, according to research published Wednesday.
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Watch: Scuba Diver Rescues Fish Trapped Inside Plastic Packet Underwater
A video of a scuba diver rescuing a fish trapped inside a plastic packet underwater has surfaced on social media and is going viral.
-
Blue Whales Eat 10 Million Pieces Of Microplastic Daily: Report
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.
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Watch: Jellyfish Swarm Israel's Coast, Climate Change Blamed
A mesmerising aerial video has captured a huge swarm of jellyfish off the coast of Israel. The marine authorities were inspecting the waters of Haifa Bay during the annual jellyfish migration when its boat was surrounded by the jellyfish swarm.
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More Than 100,000 Kg Of Plastic From Great Garbage Patch In The Ocean
The garbage was removed from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area between Hawaii and California, where litter and debris accumulate.
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Chinese Scientists Develop Robot Fish To "Eat" Microplastics In The Ocean
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.
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US' Plan To Ban Single-Use Plastics On Public Lands By 2032
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.
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World Oceans Day 2021: Watch The Acrobats Of The Ocean Flip, Twist, Jump
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.
