Experts say microplastics reduce fertility, lower sperm count and may increase cancer risk. Biohacker Bryan Johnson is trying ...

The Maersk Tender is one of two ships employed by the non-profit group The Ocean Cleanup to tackle the seemingly insurmountable task of removing plastic debris from the environmental catastrophe ...

Names associated with the ocean (or water in general) hold a special place in my heart. One of my friends who lives with his family out in California lives near the ocean, and all of them have names ...

Microplastics have been found all over the world, from the depths of the Mariana Trench deep in the Pacific Ocean to the top of Mount Everest. These tiny pieces of plastic, smaller than 5mm ...

The industrial waste that enters our waterways can be toxic, particles emitted from vehicles poison the air, the use of pesticides contaminates our soil, and the fallout from our love affair with ...

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From the deepest ocean trench to the tallest mountain, plate tectonics explains the features and movement of Earth's surface in the present and the past. The theory of plate tectonics was ...

Washington — A second Donald Trump administration seems certain to bring changes to Washington on environmental and trade policy that impact the plastics industry. The most immediate may be how ...

Walki has entered a strategic partnership with Lactips to create ‘fully biodegradable, plastics-free’ food packaging using natural polymers, designed to be to be fully recyclable in the paper stream.

Among coalition members are coastal and island nations on the receiving end of ocean-carried plastic waste. The U.S. has so far taken no known steps to join the HAC. Reaction to the U.S. move was ...

Since putting out the stunning Nostalgia, Ultra EP in 2011, Frank Ocean has only released two albums: 2012’s Channel Orange and 2016’s Blonde, both stone-cold masterpieces. (There’s also the ...

Bio-based materials may pose a greater health risk to some of the planet's most important species than the conventional plastics they are designed to replace, a new study has shown. Such materials ...