Researchers have traced the journey of a plastic bottle cap recovered near the waters of southern Japan by combining data ...

Researchers examine the specific impacts of microplastics on the geophysics of sea foam formation in the critical zone where water meets air in the top layer of the ocean. They devised two simulations ...

"Today, seabirds can't escape the deadly reach of plastic pollution." ...

Growing up in Aberdeen, Scotland, the shadow of the Piper Alpha disaster loomed large over our community. The tragic explosion of the oil rig platform in 1988 claimed the lives of 167 people. Back ...

Neptune grass is generally regarded as the most ecologically important seagrass and shallow-water habitat in the Mediterranean Sea, where it is endemic. But the species has been in decline for many ...

Many measures have been initiated to reduce plastic pollution in Norway. Only a few of them will lead to extensive change and cleanup, a new study shows. Every year, many millions of tons of plastic ...

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In a significant development for small island nations threatened by rising seas, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) has found greenhouse gases constitute marine pollution. The ...

Green sea turtles are producing more females in response to a warming climate — and human-caused pollution is helping fuel the surge, a recent analysis suggests. Writing in Frontiers in Marine Science ...

The government is reviewing Malaysia’s maritime legal framework, including the possibility of imposing tougher penalties for ...

Green sea turtles are struggling because of climate change, habitat destruction, erosion and other threats. Matteo Colombo In a nest of green sea turtle eggs, the sex of the hatchlings depends on the ...