To tackle the growing pollution crisis, scientists at RIKEN in Japan have developed a new type of plastic that remains stable ...

A 2016 report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation claimed that by 2050 there would be 850 tons of plastic in the oceans and ...

Supramolecular materials that fully degrade when soaked in saltwater have the potential to help address the microplastics ...

The floor of the Calypso Deep − a 5,112-meter-deep trench in the Ionian Sea − holds one of the highest concentrations of ...

From the frozen ice caps of the polar regions to the warm waters of the tropical coral reefs, from deep ... oceans, pupils will take a step on the journey to becoming global citizens and ...

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 ...

From giant squids to stomachs full of plastic, pupils at Cockwood School got an eye-opening lesson in marine life ...

Plastic waste is increasingly causing problems for fishers. Fishnets bring up bottles, propellers get tangled in bags, water ...

But there is one great problem with international law: The commitments may be solemn and legally binding, but they are hard to uphold. The pollution of oceans with plastic litter, discarded nylon ...

The Calypso Deep is a depression located ... in the natural environment and ultimately in the sea, in line with the UN Global Plastics Treaty against plastic pollution, which is still pending ...

Explore Japan's Newly Discovered Biodegradable Plastic, Its Features, How It Works, and Its Environmental Benefits in ...

Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it feels like another planet—where creatures glow and life survives under crushing pressure.