Coral reefs trap microplastics due to their mucus. Researchers confirmed that coral mucus acts as an adhesive.

Plastic pollution in the world's oceans are threatening the already endangered coral reefs with disease, a new study has warned. More than 11 billion plastics are currently putting coral reefs ...

University of Waterloo researchers have pinpointed for the first time how microplastics accumulate in coral reefs, a key step ...

Dr. Jessica Reichert has been conducting extensive research on the impact of plastic pollution on coral reefs at Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU). Now, together with other scientists ...

The world’s coral reefs are already ... 12,000 square meters of reef, much of which was off the coast of Asia, and were able to determine that the level of plastic waste in a reef is a key ...

A rising tide of plastic waste is choking our oceans, threatening fragile ecosystems and killing sea life. While plastic has revolutionised our way of life since it was invented in the 1950s, the ...

The study by ocean health initiative Back to Blue reveals the concerning gaps in ocean literacy levels among 18–24-year-olds ...

From the frozen ice caps of the polar regions to the warm waters of the tropical coral reefs, from deep sea vents to shallow ... Our Oceans and Plastics Pollution classroom resource enables pupils to ...

Ninety percent of the world’s coral is in danger of disappearing by 2050. But with more funding, research, and volunteers, ...

Today, the world’s coral reefs are degrading at unprecedented rates due to pollution, overfishing and destructive forestry and mining practices on land. Climate change driven by human ...

A partnership to safeguard globally significant coral reefs. © Paul Mckenzie / WWF-HK Coral reefs cover less than 0.1% of our ocean, but they are home to 25% of its ...