While it has been long understood that microplastics exist on the surface of oceans, a team of researchers from four ...

Microplastics are so pervasive they have even been discovered in the deepest known part of the ocean: the Mariana Trench. While it has been long understood that microplastics exist on the surface ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A multinational team of scientists aboard the Exploration Vessel Nautilus will set sail Monday for a 22-day mission to ...

As scientists reveal we have only explored 0.001 per cent of the deep ocean, an interactive graphic shows what is lurking beneath the waves.

The world generated an estimated 400 million tons of plastic waste last year. This torrent of water and shampoo bottles, ...

While space tourism is gaining momentum, it remains available only to the wealthy, including these celebrities who have been to outer space.

While space tourism is gaining momentum, it remains available only to the wealthy, including these celebrities who have been to outer space.