One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires
Most tires are made of synthetic rubber that sheds particles of microplastics over time.
Most tires are made of synthetic rubber that sheds particles of microplastics over time.
On International Coastal Cleanup Day, plastic foam fragments, cups and plates are among the most commonly found trash.
Our global study found that areas where industrial fishing is banned are largely succeeding at preventing poaching.
Fisheries scientist Holden Harris reflects on being fired from NOAA and what the loss of public science means.
This is the first time that coral reef fish have been shown to shrink in response to heat stress.
Experiments offer insights into Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease, which affects coral species in Florida and the Caribbean.
Climate change, plastic pollution and collapsing fish stocks are among the threats facing the world's oceans.
The study predicts that protecting at-risk seagrass meadows could avert climate damages valued in excess of $200 billion.
An international team of scientists has mapped microplastic distribution from the surface to the deep sea.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientists are testing ways to enable the ocean to remove more carbon from the air.
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