Science & Environment
How much plastic does it take to kill a turtle?
A team of scientists from the CSIRO have calculated that it only takes 14 pieces of plastic to kill a turtle.
Tag: ocean pollution
Science & Environment
Toxic tides: the rubbish washing up in East Arnhem Land
An environmental disaster looms for remote East Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory, as tonnes of waste wash up on its shores.
News
Just 13 per cent of the world’s oceans can be classified as wilderness, study finds
Areas of ocean wilderness, untouched by human impact, are sparse in number according to new research.
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10 cent refund: The huge impact of deposit schemes
Plastic waste in the ocean is a global problem; some eight million metric tonnes of plastic ends up in the ocean every year.
Science & Environment
Green message in 12,500 bottles
After 128 days at sea, David de Rothschild arrives with an environmental message.