from Arctic ice sheets to the sea floor. Not one square mile of surface ocean anywhere on earth is free of plastic pollution. The problem is growing into a crisis. The fossil fuel industry plans to ...

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

By coring the seabed at 850 m water depth in Disko Bay off Greenland's west coast, researchers from the University of ...

By coring the seabed at 850 m water depth in Disko Bay off Greenland's west coast, researchers from the University of ...

The main source of ocean plastic pollution is land-based—80% of plastic in the ocean ... and from there who knows? Maybe as far as the Arctic. Big changes start with small steps and we all have the ...

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

Plastic pollution is the most visible example of the havoc we’re causing to our planet. From our local beaches to the remote Arctic, it is choking our oceans and killing wildlife.If you're wondering ...

It is ubiquitous and extends from the deepest ocean trenches to the tropics ... “Our review shows that the levels of plastic pollution in the Arctic coincide with those in other regions of ...

This littering has major consequences for life in and around the ocean ... causing pollution. "Fishing gear remains in situ for a long time and in practice turns the ocean into a plastic landfill ...

It is common knowledge that Arctic cleanup work is challenging and expensive. Long distances, hard-to-access areas, scattered ...

"Since then, I have travelled all over the world studying plastic pollution and empowering others to make a positive impact," says Penn, who was born in Swansea, South Wales. In 2014, the ocean ...

from Arctic ice sheets to the sea floor. Not one square mile of surface ocean anywhere on earth is free of plastic pollution. The problem is growing into a crisis. The fossil fuel industry plans to ...