Microplastics is everywhere and according to a recent study, the island chain of the Maldives, known for its rich marine biodiversity, has the highest level of pollution with microplastics, both on its beaches and on the waters near the shore. The study, led by marine scientists from the Flinders University […]
Same as humans, whales and other marine mammals communicate using sounds. And, according to research, commercial shipping silences the songs of whales. Adding the other ocean noise increase, whales are definitely experiencing struggles in their inter-species communication. Unfortunately, this is bad news because whale songs are unique to populations and […]
According to the Sea Life Trust, two beluga whales have been successfully re-homed in a new sea sanctuary after 10 years of being out of the ocean. The whales named Little Grey and Little White have been kept in captivity for most of their lives and have spent almost a […]
A rare albino humpback whale believed to be the popular Migaloo was recently seen off the Australian coast. The watchers caught a glimpse of this beautiful white mammal in the waters of New South Wales heading north. Every year between April and November, thousands of humpback whales in Australia migrate […]
The rise in usage of disposable facial masks and gloves because of the coronavirus is adding to and already major issue. It increases the plastic pollution and is a threat to the health of our marine life and oceans, claim environmentalists. The New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, issued an order […]
According to a recent environmental study, more than 90 percent of salt that’s sold globally has microplastics, with the highest level being present in sea salt. For the purposes of the study, 39 different brands of salt from 21 countries were studied, including the China and the US, according to […]
Indeed, single use plastics is destroying our oceans and killing our marine life and filling up our landfills; however, this student from the UK may have come up with a solution. She created a bioplastic from fish waste and algae and won the James Dyson Award for it. Lucy Hughes […]
Thanks to Mexican entrepreneurs Marte Cazarez and Adrian Velarde, there’s a new vegan material on the market which has the power to replace usage of animal leather in fashion, furniture, leather goods, and the automotive industry. The vegan material is entirely made from cactuses. They named it Desserto. This organic […]
Our oceans are struggling to breathe and running out of oxygen at a fast rate and climate change is speeding up the problem, claims a new study. According to the latest report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature created by 67 scientists from 17 countries, the oxygen levels […]
Sadly, today, the world produces more than 380 million tones of plastic on a yearly basis that ends up as a pollutant of our environment and our oceans. However, not all of the plastics we throw away ends up in the oceans- a lot of it ends up in landfills […]
