Researchers found marine fungi capable of breaking down plastic. They tested fungi from Hawai‘i’s nearshore waters.

Researchers are training ‘mighty’ marine fungi to quickly eat polyurethane, one of our most common plastics. View on euronews ...

Understanding the relationship between humans and the ocean is crucial for making informed and effective decisions that will ...

The first sighting of a live black devil anglerfish off the coast of Tenerife was a once-in-human-existence moment.

Plastic is the most prevalent marine pollutant, and plastic surfaces are the fastest growing habitat in the ocean.

Researchers at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa recently discovered that many species of fungi isolated from Hawai‘i’s ...

President Trump vowed to sign an executive order ending a Biden-era effort to phase out single-use plastics — including straws — across the government by 2027.

There’s yet more evidence that exposure to plastics can be harmful to health. Recent research indicates that black plastic found in items like food containers, kitchen utensils, and toys often ...

(AP Photo/Felix Marquez) Jesus Cuevas, a Petgas technician, collects shredded plastic caps into a bag at a recycling center in Boca del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico, Jan. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez) ...

Every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world’s oceans, rivers and lakes ... carries a bag filled with shredded plastic, at a recycling center ...

Jesus Cuevas, a Petgas technician, puts plastic caps into a shredding machine inside a recycling center in Boca del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico, Jan. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez) ...

You throw them away — except there is no away. There are only landfills and incinerators and ultimately an atmosphere choked with excess carbon, or oceans filled with plastic waste. The next step is ...