Shellfish beds or reefs, formed by mussels and oysters, have declined worldwide. Sterre Witte, who conducted her Ph.D.

Here's how Jorge the sea turtle prepared for the improbable journey—decades after he was found tangled in a fishing net off ...

Imagine walking down your street or biking to school. You might see colourful plastic bags tangled in trees, floating in puddles, or caught on fences. It’s a co ...

Hundreds of people took to the streets in the freezing dusk of Chile's capital on Saturday to watch a performance calling for ...

If humans are ever going to live beyond Earth, they'll need to construct habitats. But transporting enough industrial material to create livable spaces would be incredibly challenging and expensive.

Injection molding and reusable plastic crates have saved the commercial lobster industry billions of dollars and improved ...

Algae grown under Mars-like conditions could make bioplastic building materials for structures to harbor life in space.

The debris arrives in the rockets’ wake: melted plastics, aluminum and pieces of blue adhesive. It all ends up stranded on ...

LifeArk's amphibious housing can move with rising water, which lets people build in areas with high flood risk.

Plastic is found in the deepest reaches of the ocean, and even in remote Arctic sea ice. It’s a sobering example of our footprint on Earth. As our plastic consumption is set to skyrocket, it’s clear ...