Feathers from three penguin species – Adelie, gentoo and chinstrap – were collected during the 2010-11 breeding season by ...

Rutgers research sheds light on the prevalence of mercury pollution in the world's polar regionsIn 1962, when ...

Phytoplankton are crucial because they form the base of the aquatic food web and produce oxygen through photosynthesis. This plant life helps the oceans generate 50% of the world’s oxygen, absorb 25% ...

With the organization’s technology, an area of the ocean the size of a football field is being cleaned every five seconds.

Discarded explosives were dumped into the Baltic and North seas after World War II. Their deadly legacy is still with us.

In 1962, when environmentalist and author Rachel Carson penned "Silent Spring," alerting the world to the dangers of the ...

A new interactive map called the “Coastal Risk Finder” allows you to zoom into your neighborhood to see what water levels ...

Ever wonder why the biggest polluters seem to slip through the cracks? Join me in exploring the complex web of climate ...

With the Islamic month of Ramadan now over, a familiar sight has returned to the streets of daytime Jakarta: street vendors ...

World of Water exhibition at Sainsbury Centre in Norwich (Image: Bridget McKenzie) The heat absorbed into oceans has disrupted currents and weather patterns. 97% of extreme weather incidents are ...

This means more toxic air pollution and plastic in our oceans. We need urgent action to address ... It’s the largest accumulation of plastic in the world. Just how big is it? Using the map below, ...

A new study based on two decades of data shows what happens in an ocean ecosystem without great white sharks. Great white ...