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Meet the plastic-munching lake bacteria fighting pollution

Could this solve the problem of plastic pollution in lakes?

Ocean

Polar opposite: How climate change is altering the Arctic?

In partnership with the European Commission

The Arctic is warming faster than any other place on the planet, while its wildlife is being slowly poisoned by industrial toxins. Ocean travels to the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard to meet the scientists studying the environmental change taking place in the region.

Tech News

This microplastic-eating robot fish could help clean up the ocean

Chinese scientists have made the little bot robust enough to survive being digested by other fish and heal itself when damaged.

Nature

Watch divers in Denmark hand plant carbon-sequestering seagrass

Underwater gardeners in Denmark are hand planting carbon-capturing seagrass meadows.

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Nature

The search for a UK nuclear dump site could kill millions of fish

Like a giant horn, blasts of noise from seismic testing used to map the seabed could kill marine life.

Earth News

Pollution could be influencing the sex of your baby, says study

A study found that mercury, chromium and aluminium pollution correlated with more male babies being born.

Earth News

'The sea is clean': People in Gaza finally swim on their beaches again

"We couldn't come before because the sea was polluted and if we did, our children used to come back home with viruses and skin diseases," says one Gazan local.

Earth News

Beached ‘whale’ shocks locals in UK coastal town

Everyone is talking about a beached whale on the west coast of the UK, but is there more to it than meets the eye?

Earth News

Fish are 'suffocating' as river in Europe turns red-orange

The mining company claim it is 'not responsible for the situation', despite the water turning the colour of iron.

Nature

'Giant' stingray accidentally discovered by fishermen in Cambodia

While the discovery was welcomed, marine biologists warned that the biodiversity of the area was under threat.

Nature

Asexual coral is Belize Barrier Reef's secret weapon for success

In Belize, decades of community-based conservation has improved coral coverage on the Belize Barrier Reef from 6 per cent to 60 per cent.

Earth News

How to prevent your weekly wash from releasing harmful microplastics

Scientists say fish could be dying due to the toxic chemicals these microfibres release.

Earth News

What are microplastics and why is everyone so worried about them?

Microplastics have been found in human lungs for the first time. Their nano size allows for ease of access into water filtration systems, which means they often end up in the ocean, or our body.

Destinations

This coastline has just become the UK’s first World Surfing Reserve

A coastal area of south-west England has been selected as a World Surfing Reserve by global non-profit organisation, Save the Waves Coalition.

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Oranges dragged onto the beach cause pollution

Oranges dragged onto the beach cause pollution

Nature

'Other-worldly' underwater sculptures are saving the Italian coastline

Sunken statues have been used in various coastal locations by environmentalists to revive a dwindling marine population. But this is the impassioned project of one fisherman.

Denmark

Denmark resumes construction of Baltic Sea gas pipeline to Poland

An original permit for the Baltic Pipe project was rejected last year due to environmental concerns.

Nature

Rescue team risk their lives to save whale entangled in rubbish

The female humpback whale was travelling with a male and a calf.

Scenes

Meet the Jordanian diving duo dedicated to marine conservation

In partnership with Media City

"I believe and I've learnt that change comes from the person himself. So in order to inspire people to change their habits, you need to change first."

Nature

What can this African country teach the world about ocean protection?

This African nation is in a world-leading position when it comes to protecting oceans, say experts.