Reefs also act as a physical barrier for shoreline protection in floods and storms. This makes it all the more tragic when ...

Plastic is not on most fungi's menu — but a specific marine species has acquired a surprising appetite for it. Why is this so ...

Plastic pollution is a severe environmental issue, especially affecting our oceans. Each year, millions of tons of plastic ...

According to UNESCO, plastic waste makes up 80% of all marine pollution, with 8–10 million metric tons of plastic making its ...

“This is the most gruesome thing I have ever done,” he admitted on camera. After the act, he reflected on the disturbing nature of the experience: “It’s a very odd feeling, feeling the ...

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Mumbai, Mar 29: Nine years after a horrific crime shook the city, a special POCSO court has sentenced five men to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for the gang-rape of a 16-year-old girl with ...

They include polyethylene (the most common type of plastic, used in plastic bags and milk jugs), polyvinyl acetate (a plastic also found in glue), and styrene-butadiene rubber (commonly used in ...

The Police Command in Edo has arrested 14 suspects over the gruesome killing of 16 travellers and the burning of their truck in Udune Efandion. The incident occurred on Thursday along the Uromi ...

But if some of it does end up in the ocean, it will be far less harmful, and possibly even beneficial, compared to current plastic waste. A paper describing the research was published in the ...

They look like bees and pollinate flowers, but these fluffy flies have a gruesome teenage stage that makes them one of the most fascinating species in your local park or garden. Spring is an important ...