Smokers around the world buy roughly 6.5 trillion cigarettes each year. That’s 18 billion every day. While most of a cigarette’s innards and paper wrapping disintegrate when smoked, not ...

Plastic pollution ranks as one of the three most-pressing environmental concerns, along with climate change and water pollution, according to a 2019 survey included in the Business Case for a UN ...

This story appears in the September 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Beaches across the planet share many characteristics: sand, water, ocean breezes—and plastic .

Exposure to microplastic pollution might raise the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, according to a new study.

People experiencing homelessness are particularly vulnerable to the health ramifications of extreme heat, which is worsening ...

Delegates from around the world convened in Nice, France, last week to discuss a range of ocean priorities, including the ...

When it comes to beach cleanups, Dorset, England, is making strides. The Weymouth and Portland Marine Litter Project, a ...

Off the Caribbean island of Dominica, Cecilia Vega dove into efforts to create a preserve to protect sperm whales and ...

Plastic pollution, maritime disasters and illegal sand mining ... After presenting the research as a part of an externship ...

The Ballito Pro Presented by O’Neill is proud to announce an enhanced focus on ocean conservation at this year’s event, ...

The main finding is that these plastic bag policies are effective in limiting, although not eliminating, plastic bag litter ...

Malaysia emerged as a major destination for U.S. waste after China banned American waste imports in 2018. California shipped ...