Read article: What happened to all the plastic we released into the oceans?
What happened to all the plastic we released into the oceans?
Scientists are puzzled about where the majority of marine plastics are ending up
Read article: What happened to all the plastic we released into the oceans?
Read article: The search for the missing plastic
The search for the missing plastic
There are millions of tonnes of plastic in our oceans, but we can’t find it. Marric Stephens investigates how we’re searching for this elusive missing waste
Read article: Microplastics are turning up everywhere
Microplastics are turning up everywhere
Researchers find plastic beads, fragments and fibres in ecosystems from the peaks of the Sierra Nevada to the depths of Long Island Sound, with uncertain health effects
Read article: Optical fibre device can detect micro-pollutants in real time
Optical fibre device can detect micro-pollutants in real time
Hollow-core photonic crystal fibre can measure and identify hazardous micrometre-sized airborne pollutants
Read article: Jakarta’s rivers send 2000 tonnes of plastic into ocean each year
Jakarta’s rivers send 2000 tonnes of plastic into ocean each year
Study of discharge rates could help clean-up efforts
Read article: Mercury emissions total 1.5 million tonnes over last 500 years
Mercury emissions total 1.5 million tonnes over last 500 years
"In no way do we just need to worry about how much we release today," says researcher
Read article: Glimpsing Chernobyl’s hidden hotspots
Glimpsing Chernobyl’s hidden hotspots
Can drones be used to map radiation levels around the Chernobyl nuclear site? Peter Martin and Tom Scott visit the exclusion zone surrounding the plant to find out
Read article: Reducing air travel does not impact academic productivity, claims study
Reducing air travel does not impact academic productivity, claims study
Research suggests that academics can cut flying without fear that it will affect their scientific output
Read article: Europe puts organic chemicals on groundwater watch list
Europe puts organic chemicals on groundwater watch list
Voluntary monitoring scheme tackles lack of regulation for emerging contaminants
Read article: Sunshine boosts aerosol controls
Sunshine boosts aerosol controls
Benefits of temporary emissions cuts in Beijing increased by interaction of solar radiation and pollution, model shows
