Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be quietly weakening one of Earth’s most powerful climate defenses.
For years, plastic has been building up in the ocean in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Now, according to Treehugger, scientists have identified another worrying impact: The garbage is carrying ...
New research points to an unexpected way plastic pollution may be influencing Earth’s climate system. A recent study suggests ...
Boyan Slat made waves when he was just a teenager with an audacious dream to rid the world’s oceans of plastic waste. Slat’s first TEDx Talk went viral in 2012, as the founder and CEO of The Ocean ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--By 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than all fish and mammals combined. Vivreau, North America’s leading sustainable water solution, and ...
Discover how microplastic pollution is silently disrupting the ocean's ability to absorb carbon. Learn how these tiny ...
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High levels of plastic pollution can kill the embryos of a wide range of ocean animals, new research shows. Scientists tested the effects of new PVC pellets (pre-production “nurdles” used to make many ...