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Tuesday, 16 May 2017
Plastic pile up The beaches of World Heritage-listed Henderson Island are littered with more plastic debris than anywhere else in the world, a survey of the remote South Pacific wilderness finds.
Monday, 27 February 2017
The plastic problem Plastic has transformed our lives, but our love of plastic has created a major environmental problem in our oceans. Just how big is the problem, why are marine scientists so concerned, and what can we do about it?
Tuesday, 14 February 2017
Deeply concerning Deep ocean trenches - considered the most remote places in the world - have levels of toxic, industrial chemicals 50 times higher than a highly polluted river system in China
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Kelp killers The southerly migration of voracious tropical fish and urchins are threatening kelp forests along the east coast of Australia, while marine heatwaves and pollution are taking their toll in the south and west, two separate studies have found.
Tuesday, 1 September 2015
Ninety per cent of the planet's seabirds are having plastic for dinner, a new study has found.
Friday, 13 February 2015
A new study has ranked the top 20 plastic polluters and found that most of the plastic entering into the ocean comes from China.
Thursday, 18 December 2014
Rich countries should help poorer countries deal with the risk posed by pharmaceutical contamination of the environment, says an Australian expert.
Wednesday, 3 September 2014
A new atlas of the world's oceans points the finger at countries responsible for giant floating patches of garbage, say researchers.
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
Water waves Australian scientists are hopeful the world's first water tractor beam can be used to clean up oil spills.
Tuesday, 1 July 2014
The amount of plastic floating on the ocean surface is less than expected but researchers think this is because it is being absorbed by the food chain.
Thursday, 28 November 2013
Each square kilometre of ocean around Australia is polluted with thousands of 'invisible' fragments of plastic.
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Scientists have discovered why deep sea fish in the Pacific Ocean contain higher levels of mercury than fish near the surface.
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Despite stringent safety standards pesticides have reduced stream invertebrate biodiversity by more than 30 per cent, a new study by an international team of scientists has found.
Wednesday, 1 May 2013
Scientists have manufactured a lightweight and reusable material that can absorb up to 33 times its weight in certain chemicals - - a possible new tool against water pollution.
Tuesday, 5 June 2012
Pesticides could be damaging river biodiversity at levels that have been traditionally regarded as environmentally safe by authorities, suggests a new study.