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Climate projections could be off by five years, MIT researchers find, an error bar that might be critical to staying within 1.5 degrees of global warming. The ocean’s “biological pump” describes the many marine processes...
Worldwide, eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean every year, despite greater awareness of recycling and the use of disposable plastic. A Norwegian app will soon be able to identify where the...
A new study highlights the major importance of nutrient inputs to coastal oceans from groundwater. Such nutrients can play a critical role in the function and vulnerability of coastal ecosystems worldwide. Nutrient budgets in...
As atmospheric concentrations of CFC-11 drop, the global ocean should become a source of the chemical by the middle of next century, a new MIT study predicts. The world’s oceans are a vast repository...
Electronic tags released in the Ganges river show plastic pollution can travel thousands of kilometres in just a few months. The message-in-a-bottle tags could be used for raising awareness about plastic pollution. Researchers put...
An international research project has revealed the highest levels of microplastic ever recorded on the seafloor, with up to 1.9 million pieces in a thin layer covering just one square metre. Over 10 million...
Rising sea surface temperatures and acidic waters could eliminate nearly all existing coral reef habitats by 2100, according to new research. It suggests that corals are most at risk from emission-driven changes in their environment....
Swiss start-up Tide Ocean turns ocean plastic waste into new products such as watches. It has now won a German design and technology award for its contribution to the circular economy. Up to now,...
An 18-year-old from Ireland has developed a method that can remove microplastics from water using a non-toxic magnetic liquid. He has now received the grand prize at the Google Science Fair for his idea....
Huge floating solar islands on the ocean that produce enough energy to enable CO2-neutral global freight traffic – what sounds like science fiction has now been calculated for the first time by researchers in...
A new study published in the journal Science has found that the world’s oceans are warming 40 per cent faster than scientists previously thought. Comparing their findings with data recorded five years ago by...
A new study by MIT climate scientists finds large amounts of carbon dioxide, equivalent to yearly U.K. emissions, remain in surface waters. The ocean’s export efficiency, or the fraction of total plankton growth that...
The international consumer goods company Unilever is teaming up with researchers in Germany to pilot an innovative technology to recycle sachet waste. Plastic recycling protects the environment and is good for a company’s bottom...
More than 40 industry leaders from around the world have endorsed a global action plan to dramatically increase the amount of plastic packaging that they reuse and recycle. Scientists have warned that there could...
Since April, 3.6 million square kilometres of ocean have been designated as marine protected areas. This means that more than 5 per cent of the world’s oceans are now protected. The new area protected...
Widespread adoption of products labelled ‘biodegradable’ will not significantly decrease the volume of plastic entering the ocean or the physical and chemical risks that plastics pose to marine environment, concluded a UN report released...
adidas has teamed up with Parley for the Oceans to create the world’s first shoe whose upper part is made entirely of recycled ocean plastics and gillnets. Sea Shephard, one of Parley for the...
A new study shows that mercury levels in the upper oceans are three times higher than they were in the Industrial Revolution times, raising concerns about the amount of mercury in our fish and...
Microplastic particles are washing up on British shores, contaminating and even killing marine life and seabirds. Concerned residents are now organising themselves against this plastic invasion, seeking talks with the plastic industry to explain...
Scientists in Australia have discovered that elevated carbon dioxide levels make it difficult for fish to recognise one another and form groups with familiar individuals. Like humans, fish prefer to group with individuals with...
