pollution
Sea Life Is Colonizing Islands of Plastic Garbage In the Ocean, Scientists Say
Marine life such as flotsam crabs thriving on "rafts" of plastic waste could spread invasive species, scientists warn in a new report.
I Tracked Down and Ate Sicily's Rarest Seafood Delicacy
U mauru, a reddish seaweed growing on Sicilian shores, is incredibly difficult to find. It also might be illegal.
Pig-Poop Lagoons Are Huge Polluters. A ‘Green’ Solution Might Make Them Dirtier.
The world’s largest pork processor says it has a “green” solution that could cover up some of the enormous pits. But not everyone is convinced.
56 Percent of Young People Think Humanity Is Doomed
A major study of 10,000 young people across 10 different countries lays bare the scale of climate crisis-related anxiety felt around the world.
A 1987 Pollution Treaty Prevented the World's Plants from Withering, Study Finds
The Montreal Protocol, a global ban ozone-damaging compounds, also saved the world's plants and helped give us a fighting chance against climate change.
Pollution Has Turned a Lagoon Bright Pink in Argentina
The lake’s unnervingly bright coloring is due to the presence of chemicals from fish factory waste, according to reports.
Researchers Got a Bunch of Fish Hooked on Meth, for Science
A new study shows that trout can get addicted to meth that comes from human waste, and it "could overshadow natural rewards like foraging or mating."
MDMA Gangs Are Literally Polluting Europe
Drug makers in Belgium and the Netherlands are poisoning nature reserves and damaging wastewater plants as they compete to supply the world with stimulants.
Filipino Scientist Goes 10,000 Meters Down the Ocean and Finds a Teddy Bear
The stuffed animal was far from his only surprising discovery in the third deepest point in the world.
A Ship Burning at Sea Left These Pristine Beaches Covered in Plastic
Sri Lanka’s idyllic western beaches have been turned into a toxic wasteland after a cargo ship went up in flames.
This ‘Woke’ Oil Company Has Been Illegally Polluting a Poor Latino Community
Oil giant Suncor vowed to fight racism in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. But it’s still releasing cancer-causing chemicals into a low-income Latino neighborhood north of Denver.
Pollution is Shrinking Human Penises, Warns Scientist
Messing up our planet is now messing up women’s fertility, and men’s sperm count and penis size.