WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - One nonprofit is hosting an evening of fun to celebrate its accomplishments in keeping the ocean free of plastic pollution. Marisa Marzilli and Bonnie Monteleone with the ...
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Wilmington-based nonprofit Plastic Ocean Project has announced short documentary film screenings and fundraising for its first feature-length documentary. If the Oceans Could ...
Plastic waste has quietly reshaped the oceans you depend on, and a new global study from Tulane University shows the danger runs deeper than floating bottles and bags. Scientists have now mapped ...
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 ...
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 ...
Scientists from the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Queen Mary University of London have developed a simple model to show how buoyant plastic can settle through the water column ...
Our oceans have been experiencing a plastic crisis for decades. We have now reached a pivotal moment in ocean pollution, where the numbers are no longer abstract and time is running out to make an ...
Singapore’s innovative programme recycles ocean-bound plastic into benches, decking, and fixtures, promoting sustainability ...
Scientists are working to understand the effects of microplastics and stem the flow of these toxic pollutants into the world’s bodies of water. But polymer production has an equally harmful effect on ...