Now, researchers have found 73 percent of Northwest Atlantic deep-sea fish are eating microplastic – the highest reported frequency of plastic-eating fish in the world.
Study highlights urgent need to adapt urban areas to cope with floods, droughts and heatwaves.
Everyday products like hair spray, air freshener, cleaners, colognes and perfumes, pesticides, glues, and conventional cleaning products contribute a far greater amount of pollution to the atmosphere than previously thought.
Although Cape Town has pushed back day zero – the day that the city runs out of water – until June 4, the country re-assessed the magnitude of the drought and determined that it has reached disaster proportions.
Using satellite data, researchers say sea levels could rise by half an inch a year by the end of the century, which is double current projections.
The tundra of Eurasia and North America contains twice as much mercury as the rest of the world combined.
Recent tests of car exhaust on monkeys have renewed the debate around animal testing. Researchers say there are alternatives that are less cruel.
A report led by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism reveals that thousands of tonnes of colistin – what medics refer to as the “last hope antibiotic” – is being shipped to countries like India for use in livestock farming.
The time taken to reach the limit improves since last year but campaigners say the Government must do more to save lives.
Even the fruits and vegetables are wrapped in plastic so that the sensors can read them, inculcating a culture of convenience and waste.
The scientists tried 79 times before they got it right. Monkey after monkey was made to live in distressing conditions and then die after a few days.
The bottled water industry creates 2 million tons of plastic bottle waste every year.
The 2018 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) finds that air quality is the leading environmental threat to public health. The report ranks 180 countries on 24 performance indicators.
Researchers found that teens who spent a lot of time in front of screen devices were less happy than those who invested time in non-screen activities.
UK study reports that the number of older people diagnosed with four or more diseases will double between 2015 and 2035.
