Widespread ocean pollution threatens the health of more than 3 billion people, international study led by Boston College researchers shows Ocean pollution is widespread and getting worse, and when ...

Scientists use satellite data to find ocean zones where trash naturally gathers for easier, faster, and cleaner clean-up.

In short, while the picture is authentic, it does not show the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." Underwater photographer ...

Water pollution has reached dangerous levels despite efforts to clean wastewater. In fact, humans add 1.2 trillion gallons of wastewater to the water supply each year globally. In addition, 14 billion ...

“We’re able to programme computers such that we can model the light field under the water with a high degree of accuracy,” said Smyth. His research found two million square kilometres of ocean — an ...

Ever wondered why some lakes are bright blue while others are green or brown? The answer lies in the way light interacts with ...

Purging our world of microplastics requires change at the government level. But until that happens, here are some things ...

The Supreme Court has made it harder for environmental regulators to limit water pollution, ruling for San Francisco in a case about the discharge of raw sewage that sometimes occurs during heavy ...

San Francisco argued that Clean Water Act permits should function like recipes that restrict specific ingredients in a dish, rather than telling cooks not to make the dish too salty.

An environmental lawyer who wrote an amicus brief in San Francisco v. EPA believes a criticized ruling actually means tougher standards.

The justices, in a 5-4 decision, ruled that the EPA exceeded its authority under a landmark anti-pollution law by including ... which empties into the Pacific Ocean. The city had sued to challenge ...