New research has shown that blue sharks’ intestines act like temporary holding tanks, trapping fibers long enough to build up significant amounts. Their epic migrations mean they can spread these ...

The ocean is the lifeblood of our planet—producing over half of the world’s oxygen, regulating global temperatures, and supporting millions of species. Yet today, marine ecosystems are under severe ...

BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Earth Island Institute (Earth Island) has reached a settlement with Danone North America in its ongoing litigation against major food, beverage, and ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of plastic pollution -- "plasticrusts" -- a layer of plastic encrusted onto ocean rocks. Researchers from the Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre first ...

Working to stop harmful marine pollution at the source. © Troy Mayne / WWF The health, resilience and productivity of marine and coastal ecosystems is increasingly ...

COLOMBO — Cyclone Ditwah, which claimed around 650 lives and left at least 200 people missing, cast a heavy pall of gloom ...

When we think of snow, we usually think of winter. But did you know that it is always snowing in the ocean? Read more about marine snow.

Human beings don’t live in a vacuum; we live in the world. This may explain, in part, why we have an emotional instinct to connect with nature. Ecopsychology sees the human and natural world as ...

This story was originally published by Yale 360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. They call it “The Blob.” A vast expanse of ocean stretching from Alaska to California ...

A tribunal is expected to issue an advisory opinion on behalf of Pacific and Caribbean countries on whether greenhouse gases are pollutants that violate international law. By Marlise Simons A group of ...