Could this technology finally be a solution for the plastic problem reaching the ocean, here and around the world?

Despite decades of damage, the Persian Gulf’s ecological marvels remain—for now ...

Researchers created a special kind of algae that can grab microscopic plastic pollution out of water almost like a magnet.

Coral reefs are essential to the health of oceans, the food supply and to protecting the coast from storms. But as climate ...

If you want to be an infantry soldier in the Army, you’ll be required to heft a 40-pound sandbag onto a 65-inch-high platform 16 times and carry two 5-gallon water cans weighing 40 pounds each for 50 ...

Army Maj. Wes Strickland performs the 50-meter water-can carry portion of the new Combat Field Test at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. Strickland serves with the 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry ...

David Pogue is a six-time Emmy winner for his stories on "CBS Sunday Morning," where he's been a correspondent since 2002. Pogue hosts the CBS News podcast "Unsung Science." He's also a New York Times ...

In Hawaii, researchers are literally paving the roads with good intentions. They have come up with an innovative method for putting the island’s plastic pollution to work, covering its roads with ...

If you pick up plastic trash from a beach, you’re helping protect marine wildlife from harm. And every little piece—from a plastic bottle cap to food wrappers—matters, because even small amounts of ...

Scientists are exploring a surprisingly simple way to clean up diesel engines: adding tiny droplets of water to the fuel. During combustion, the water rapidly vaporizes, triggering micro-explosions ...

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Young people in Groundwork Ohio River Valley's Green Team participate in a 'build a monitor' workshop. A program in Greater Cincinnati is teaching people to monitor and combat air pollution in their ...