Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be quietly weakening one of Earth’s most powerful climate defenses.

Oceans absorb about a quarter of the carbon dioxide released by human activity every year, slowing the pace of global warming ...

Microplastics could be disrupting how oceans absorb and store carbon, potentially undermining a natural buffer that helps ...

A new global alliance supports a community-investment project called Renew Oceans as part of its commitment to reduce plastic waste in the environment. Ten rivers transport more than 90% of ...

Discover how microplastic pollution is silently disrupting the ocean's ability to absorb carbon. Learn how these tiny ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

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ReCircle, a Mumbai-based resource recovery company, has been certified under the Ocean Bound Plastic (OBP) certification program by France-based nongovernmental organization (NGO) Zero Plastic Oceans.

New research points to an unexpected way plastic pollution may be influencing Earth’s climate system. A recent study suggests ...

The western coast of Java in Indonesia is popular with surfers for its world-famous breaks. There’s a majestic underwater world to explore, too. But it’s impossible to surf or snorkel without running ...

Comics artist Pete Friedrich, a comics packager and editor of the 2004 comics anthology Roadstrips: A Graphic Journey Across America (Chronicle), has created Foamy and Leafy, a self-published ...

Plastic might not smell like lunch to humans, but after it’s marinated in the ocean for a while, it can start to smell that way to seabirds. A new study found that one of the reasons that some marine ...