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 ...

Research by the Wildlife Conservation Society and University of Queensland reveals severe wastewater contamination—up to 10 times higher in protected zones—threatening coral ecosystems and undermining ...

Global sea levels continue to rise around the world, threatening freshwater resources. Credit: Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images Global sea levels rose faster than expected last year, ...

North Sea pollution / H.A. Cole -- A pollution survey of the Trondheim Fjord, as influenced by sewage and the pulp mill industry / G. Berge, R. Ljøen and K.H. Palmork -- Pollution in the Baltic / B.I.

For around 2,000 years, global sea levels varied little. That changed in the 20th century. They started rising and have not stopped since — and the pace is accelerating. Scientists are scrambling to ...

A new study offers the first estimate of nanoplastic pollution in the ocean. There’s a lot. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey What do human brains, placentas and dolphin breath have in common? Signs of plastic ...