Grandly christened the Plastic Odyssey, this 40-metre long “floating laboratory” is a three-and-half year expedition that set ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part three in a four-part series. Read part one here ...

The ocean covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but scientists say we have barely scratched the surface of what lives in ...

Marine protected areas (MPAs) and other conservation measures are increasingly being used by governments to protect fish ...

A new study in Atherosclerosis shows that soil and water pollution, including microplastics and toxic chemicals, ...

By a 5-4 vote, the court's conservative majority ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency overstepped its authority ...

The Supreme Court limited the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate water pollution in a ruling that has ...