Ocean plastic pollution is much worse than we thought and ends back in our plates
The extent of plastic pollution in our ocean is stunning.
Tag: oceans
Changing laundry washing habits could prevent a third of microfiber pollution in the ocean
Shorter wash cycles and cold water can reduce the amount of microfibers that end up in the ocean by 30%.
Whales enjoying the sound of silence as COVID-19 pandemic reduces ship traffic
Deep-water probes now record fewer decibels of noise as the coronavirus has put a halt on maritime traffic.
Ever got a ‘phantom sting’ while swimming? This might explain it
Jellyfish can sting swimmers and their prey with 'mucus grenades'
Neanderthals dived underwater for shells to use as tools
The closest extinct human relative was more similar to us than initially thought.
World’s oceans have warmed 450% faster than in 1987
In the past three decades, oceans absorbed as much energy as 3.6 billion Hiroshima-sized atom bombs.
Why is 2020 is a key year for the future of the planet’s environment
Governments have the chance to increase ambition next year
Climate heating is sucking the oxygen out of the oceans
There are about 700 ocean sites with low levels of oxygen, an IUCN report presented at COP25 reported.
What are marine protected areas? An explanation
MPAs can help protect marine and coastal biodiversity
Oceans are filled up with abandoned fishing gear, report warns
Every year more than 640.000 tonnes of nets, lines, pots and traps are dumped in the sea
Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs triggered a sharp rise in ocean acidity
Researchers found that the extinction event from 66 million years ago coincided with a sharp drop in the pH levels ...
There’s a newly found responsible for ocean plastic waste — merchant ships
Despite initially thought to come from land, most plastic debris in the sea can be linked to merchant ships, according ...
Global warming has affected world’s oceans and frozen regions, UN report warns
The ocean is warmer, more acidic, less productive, and rising.
Magnetic coils, the new way to deal with microplastics
Flowing through rivers and oceans, plastic waste has become an important environmental threat across the globe.
Plastics are ubiquitous in the deep ocean — even in the Mariana Trench
Plastic is everywhere -- literally.
The number of ocean heatwaves has risen more than 50% since 1925, threatening to collapse marine ecosystems
These are not the waves we're looking for.
Martian oceans may have been aided by massive volcanoes, research suggests
A song of fire and water, on Mars.
Microbeads: Contaminating Our Fish and Sea Salt?
Microbeads are slowly killing off oceanic wildlife -- and that's affecting us as well.
Whales as Ecological Engineers
Given the sheer size of whales, it should be no surprise that they make some very important contributions to ecosystems.
Coral bleaching has been captured on video for the first time
They don't seem to be having a good time.