Plastic oceans

Why do sea turtles eat plastic? Perhaps because it smells good

To understand sea turtle behavior around ocean plastics, the research team compared how sea turtles in a lab setting reacted to smelling odors of turtle food, ocean-soaked plastic, clean plastic and water.

Can a Lobster be an Archaeologist?

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Plastic pollution indirectly impacts 10 percent of our oxygen

In the first study of its kind, researchers at Macquarie University studied how the chemicals leached during plastic pollution affect photosynthetic marine bacteria.

Teeing off may dump more plastics into the oceans

It’s not fun when you’re on the green, and the golf ball you hit takes a dive, literally into the sea.

Before you take another golf ball from your golf bag, spare a thought of the environment—try to imagine the scene below the waves.

The Elm Tree Hotel marks New Year with Balloon Release

The hotel obviously prides itself in providing a personal service for guests, ie a complimentary bottle of Prosecco for a landmark birthday. However it missed the mark on New Year's Eve.

Ingesting balloons can cause a slow death to wild birds and mammals as well as farm animals, horses and marine life. Adam Grogan, RSPCA

Blue mussels flush out most of the microplastic fibers they ingest

Human-made microplastics are found in all the oceans. The most abundant type are fibers, which are shed from materials like carpets and fleece clothing, while their small size means that marine animals as small as zooplankton can consume them.

How disposable contact lenses pollute our oceans

Disposal contact lenses, like many plastic items, do exert a toll on the environment once they vanish from our sight down the sink or toilet bowl.