Mighty marine fungi degrade plastic by eating it, and can be conditioned to do it faster
Plastic is the most prevalent marine pollutant, and plastic surfaces are the fastest growing habitat in the ocean.
How scientists plan to prevent plastic pollution in the ocean
You may have seen images of seabirds that have built their nests on discarded nets, lengths of rope and other plastic litter, ...
EurekAlert!1d
Mighty marine fungi degrade plastic, can train to do it faster
Researchers at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa recently discovered that many species of fungi isolated from Hawai‘i’s ...
PetHelpful on MSN3d
Tiny Otter Enjoying Bottle Like a Human Baby Has People in Their Feelings
It was a baby otter drinking a bottle! The little guy was really digging his delicious treat. And so were people on the ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN4d
Only 50 Rice’s Whales Are Left. Can We Do Enough to Protect Them Before It’s Too Late?
Imagine a species with fewer individuals than seats on a school bus. Now imagine that each weighs more than the bus itself. That’s Rice’s whale, the only resident baleen whale in the Gulf of ...
AlphaGalileo3d
How scientists will prevent plastic pollution in the ocean
Ropes and fishing gear used in the fisheries and aquaculture industries are a major source of microplastics in the ocean and littering along the ...
Five ways humans have scuppered the love lives of animals
Here are five more ways that humans have scuppered the love lives of animals.
bernama6d
DOF Intensifies Conservation Efforts To Ensure National Fish Stock Sustainability - Adnan
He said factors contributing to additional pressure on fish stocks in the future included overfishing, marine habitat destruction, ocean pollution, climate change, and illegal, unreported, and ...
malaymail6d
From ‘no-catch’ zones to man-made reefs: Putrajaya’s big plans to save Malaysia’s dwindling fish stocks
He said factors contributing to additional pressure on fish stocks in the future included overfishing, marine habitat destruction, ocean pollution, climate change, and illegal, unreported, and ...
Oceana4d
Manager, International Communications
With more than 300 victories that stop overfishing, habitat destruction, oil and plastic pollution, and the killing of threatened species like turtles, whales, and sharks, Oceana’s campaigns are ...