Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have developed a novel nanotechnology-based solution for the ...

A satellite imagery tool from RMIT University now allows for the effective detection of beach plastics, aiding cleanup ...

Plastic pollution exacerbates the impacts of all planetary boundaries, including climate change, ocean acidification and biodiversity loss, a new paper shows. Ahead of the final negotiations of the ...

Humans pollute over 10 million tons of plastic trash into oceans every year. It's estimated that by 2030 that figure could ...

Plastic is a concerning issue, but in marine environments, it's the most concerning. New satellite technology allows ...

The new satellite imaging system can differentiate plastic on the beach, and may be a valuable tool for future clean-up efforts.

BPDI tool identifies plastic on beaches from satellites by analyzing light reflections. This innovation supports targeted beach clean-ups.

The villagers, members of the semi-nomadic Moken people, are selling to Tide, a start-up attempting to create new value from old plastic collected from or near the sea. Recyclers have long scooped ...

However, the satellite technology used to spot plastic floating in water doesn't work so well in ... they inevitably fragment further into micro and nano plastics. "While the impacts of these ocean ...

“This is incredibly exciting, as up to now we have not had a tool for detecting plastics in coastal environments from space,” ...