World Oceans Day 2021: Why is there so much plastic in the ocean?
The equivalent of a rubbish truck load of plastic is dumped into the ocean every minute. Isabelle Gerretsen looks at some of the key impacts.
Water pumped into Tampa Bay could cause massive algae bloom, putting fragile manatee and fish habitats at risk
Harmful algae blooms are an increasing problem in Florida. Once nutrients are in the water to fuel them, little can be done to stop the...
Anything but ordinary: the 81-year-old who has sailed around the world 11 times
When Jon Sanders left Australia on his latest circumnavigation, which was to raise awareness about microplastics, there was no coronavirus.
‘Loophole’ will let UK continue to ship plastic waste to poorer countries
Post-Brexit regulation doesn’t match new EU rules to tackle ocean pollution, despite UK being Europe’s largest plastic waste producer.
Seabird patrols to self-healing buildings: The 15 conservation stories to watch in 2021
In their latest scan of emerging global biological conservation issues, experts assess the 15 most urgent risks society needs to address.
250 million coastal dwellers will face rising floods
Once again, researchers confirm that coastal dwellers can expect worse floods, more often and more expensively. The post 250 million coastal dwellers will face rising floods...
Waste plastic cascade could triple in 20 years
In a throwaway world, some discards are forever. New research measures the crisis of the world’s waste plastic.
World’s nuclear fusion dream takes a leap forward
Nuclear fusion is the most ambitious project in the world, recreating on Earth the complex heat-producing reactions of the sun in the hope of making...