Human impact on the environment

two students on the beach

Surfing scientists in Spain are hunting down microplastics 

​​​​​​​Plastic is everywhere. Scientists have found the stuff in just about every corner of the planet, even through the high seas. But getting a better understanding of what’s going on here, where the plastic waste comes from, and what it is, can still be challenging. That’s especially true along shallow coastlines.

Floodwaters slowly recede in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Lafitte, Louisiana, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021.

New IPCC report says climate change poses an extreme risk to billions of people

In this Thursday, July 29, 2021, file photo, birds fly over a man taking photos of the exposed riverbed of the Old Parana River, a tributary of the Parana River during a drought in Rosario, Argentina.

The ’emotional whiplash’ of coming of age during the climate crisis

Climate Change
Greenpeace

Greenpeace: Plastic pollution has spread to Antarctica

Environment
Plastic waste floats off the coast of Roatan, Honduras on September 7, 2017.

Underwater photographer captures vast garbage patch off the coast of Honduras

Environment