Plastic Pollution

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A team of scientists plans to explore a little-known part of the ocean to search for new sea life and to investigate the effects of pollution and climate change. The scientists will enter what they call the “Midnight Zone” of the Indian Ocean. It is an area at a depth…

On Jan. 1, 2018, China stopped importing almost all plastic waste from other countries, after decades of being the world’s dumping ground for trash. And now, two years later, the country is ramping up initiatives to decrease plastic pollution by announcing bans on a variety of single-use plastic items. China’s…

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Washington (AFP) - Carry your own cup to the coffee shop. Recycle that soda bottle. Say no to straws.The growing global crisis of plastics waste is often framed as a problem stemming from careless consumers, but a new bill introduced in the US Congress Tuesday seeks to shift the responsibility…

Biotherm Water Lovers Program Partners With Surfrider Foundation Europe to Raise Awareness About Plastic Pollution and Trigger Positive Change for OceansPARIS, Feb. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2020, the Biotherm Water Lovers program is extending its commitment to help preserve waters around the world through a new partnership with Surfrider Foundation…

A team of scientists is preparing to dive deep into the depths of the Indian Oceaninto a "Midnight Zone" where light barely reaches but life still thrives. Scientists from the British-led Nekton Mission plan to survey wildlife and gauge the effects of climat…

Fishing line tangled (left back) in a mussel bed at a methane seep off Costa Rica. Credit: Lisa Levin and Schmidt Ocean Institute To classify the most important ecological and biological components of the deep sea, an international team including Professor Roberto Danovaro from Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Napoli, Italy…

Doctor Who viewers are left VERY divided over episode about the damage of microplastics on the planet - as critics complain it's more like a 'preachy lecture' than a sci-fi showDoctor Who continued last night with an episode focused on microplastics People had become infected by an alien bacteria that fed…

Photo: Ben Blackall (BBC America)TV ReviewsAll of our TV reviews in one convenient place.A missing submarine in the Indian Ocean, birds going haywire in Peru, and active alien tech in Hong Kong. Or is it a kidnapped astronaut, a missing travel vlogger, and a suspiciously well-equipped lab on a beach…