In densely populated coastal areas, reactions of polluted air with sea salt aerosol from the ocean can lead to high surface ozone levels that affect air quality. Chlorine has become infamous for ...

But the ocean has taken a pummelling and we have not been treating it well ... They also thrive in warmer waters and seas polluted by fertilisers from farming. In the oceans of the future, jellyfish ...

A photograph of a stunning creature also captured a terrible predicament all too common in our polluted world. What's ...

Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean ...

The region of Central and South Asia, meanwhile, is home to the top seven most polluted cities in the world. Ferries pass in front of the Sydney Opera House and kayakers on Sydney Harbour during ...

Otters are sensitive to water pollution, making them reliable indicators of water quality and ecosystem health.

Sea turtles and other animals get entangled and die in abandoned nets. Scientists diving in the deepest parts of the ocean are finding decades-old plastic bags that look almost new. The scale of ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled for San Francisco on Tuesday, limiting the power of environmental regulators to prevent ocean discharges of polluted stormwater.