While the threat that microplastics pose to human and ecological health has been richly documented and is well known, ...

Ghost gear, or abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear, is typically removed from Cape Cod Bay, with more than 86 tons of ...

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Ocean State Job Lot has acquired more than a dozen former Big Lots stores around the country, including one in Massachusetts, the company announced Wednesday. The retail chain said it is ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Enzymes capable of degrading plastic have been identified in landfills worldwide, suggesting a potential method for plastic waste recycling. Using metagenomics ...

The researchers found a very strong correlation between mass gain in seals and the Southern Oscillation Index, a measure of the air pressure gradient in the southern Pacific Ocean that indicates ...