The European Union is proposing a ban on single-use plastics to help protect marine life ... and straws. How your beauty regime could be harming the planet Are seafood lovers eating plastic?

I often can't drink or eat without them," a customer tweeted ... the target of environmental groups, the impact of straws on marine life has recently moved to the centre of plastic-banning ...

Not just a marine issue, new research shows microplastics are also changing agricultural land. Bárbara Pinho finds out how ...

The vortices of garbage in the Pacific harm marine life as well as the environment ... also absorb into the plastic marine ...

However, while humans can move to higher ground, marine life is stuck in the churning ocean. Hurricanes can be incredibly damaging to aquatic ecosystems. As a storm "grows larger and more potent ...

Few visitors to dolphinariums (aquariums, theme parks, or tourist attractions with dolphins or other cetaceans used in shows or swim-with encounters) pause to consider where the animals came from.

You can also help to lower marine pollution risk by eating lower in the food chain ... This means bringing reusable water bottles, bags and straws with you. You might even find it useful to bring some ...

Hong Kong's unique marine environment, with its rich ecosystems, provides vital habitats and food sources for various marine species. However, rapid urbanization and population growth pose ...

Ghost nets floating at sea are a known threat to marine life, including turtles ... Hawksbills help reefs by eating sponges that can smother coral. Loggerheads use powerful jaws to crush horseshoe ...

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She says, “Studies have also found that people inhale or ingest on average 74,000 to 121,000 microplastic particles per year ...

When you eat sugar, your brain releases feel-good hormones, such as dopamine and serotonin. The diameter of the straws used at McDonald’s is wider than what’s used at other restaurants.