(Natural News) New research published on Wednesday, February 12, in the journal Science Advances reveals that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is larger than previous studies showed. The oil spill was found to have spread farther than previously estimated, but it was not discovered until recently because much of the oil was invisible to satellite imagery. The […]

(Natural News) With the ever-increasing number of vehicles on the road, concern surrounding the risk of contaminating the environment with diesel fuel — and other petroleum-based products — is also rising. Diesel fuel is an extremely noxious pollutant: when spilled on water, it stays mainly on the surface, which ends up decreasing the water’s oxygen […]

(Natural News) The European eel, scientifically known as Anguilla anguilla, is a catadromous fish — meaning it spawns and is born at sea before moving toward freshwater to eat and grow. Throughout their lifespan, these fish travel thousands of miles searching for food while going through several life stages, each marked by a change of color. Once they […]

(Natural News) New findings from a team of researchers from the University of Miami (UM) revealed significant damage to anywhere between 50 to 90 percent of Miami’s coral reefs during the 16-month dredging operation at the Port of Miami. This study, published in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin, found that upwards of 560,000 corals within 500 meters of the dredged channel were […]

(Natural News) Arsenic is a natural element that can be found in many things – like soil and groundwater. The latter, in particular, presents a problem. Inhaling or swallowing the element has severe – even fatal – consequences. People who are especially vulnerable to arsenic poisoning (or arsenicosis) include those who drink or use groundwater and those who […]

(Natural News) To tourists and curious onlookers, the sparkling blue glow surrounding Taiwan’s Matsu Islands may look like a scene straight out of a Disney movie. Experts argue, however, that there’s a much darker side to this beautiful sight. “It’s toxic,” Chanmin Hu, an oceanographer at the University of South Florida, said in an interview […]

(Natural News) Plastic pollution in the ocean has claimed yet another marine animal as a victim – and in a particularly disturbing way. Gruesome images of a dead dolphin on a beach in Cornwall, U.K. reminded everyone of the deadly threat posed by plastic trash to marine life. Cornish local Simon Heester called in the […]

(Natural News) There’s a serious climate emergency taking place, but it has nothing to do with internal combustion engines, cow farts, red meat, or Greta Thunberg. The truth is this: Big Pharma is massively polluting our planet with pharmaceutical drugs that, because they don’t fully biodegrade, end up settling in the freshwater ecosystems that we […]

(Natural News) The ocean has become a plastic soup. In 2010, scientists estimated that eight million tons of plastic are dumped into the ocean every year, and the numbers only increase each year. This is a problem for marine animals and humans alike. To prevent this problem from getting bigger, people have to start implementing (and […]

(Natural News) How often do you wander over to the sink, fill your glass with water, and mindlessly drink it as you go about your day? Water may be essential to sustain us, but if you’re drinking tap water, you could also be ingesting chemicals that are damaging your health. Do you know what’s really […]