Among 152 coastal counties studied, those with very high levels of marine microplastics showed higher rates of diabetes, heart disease and stroke -- at 18%, 7% and 9%, respectively -- among adults ...

Stronger regulations, corporate accountability, and funding for more research are all critical. Researchers make disturbing ...

Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 ...

Exposure to microplastic pollution might raise the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, according to a new study.

Researchers examined concentrations of marine microplastic pollution (likely a combination of both micro- and nano-plastics) within 200 nautical miles of the counties, dividing the pollution levels ...

Plastic waste pollutes oceans across all regions of the world. Marine animals may become entangled in larger plastic debris ...

Using information from the National Centers for Environmental Information, marine microplastic concentrations were obtained and measured between 2015 and 2020 for the ocean waters within 200 nautical ...

The Indonesian Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry along with the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Inland ...

New research shows that a combination of sewage overflows and coastal winds could be sending billions of airbourne ...

The Brunei government is taking various measures to support marine conservation and the sustainable use of ocean resources.

More than 15 tonnes of waste is making waves in the fight against marine pollution. A pioneering recycling scheme in Wales ...