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The shocking impact our litter is having on nature: Birds have started using human items

New footage has revealed the shocking impact our litter is having on nature. Researchers from the University of Exeter say bowerbirds in Australian cities are using human items to impress their mates. Male bowerbirds create intricate…

Hurricane Melissa leaves Caribbean ‘unrecognizable’ as dead animals litter roads and

By JAMIE BULLEN, LIVE COVERAGE EDITOR and RACHEL BOWMAN, US NEWS REPORTER Updated: 11:28 EDT, 30 October 2025    <!-- …

Australian surfers reveal their ‘Seabins’ have sucked up more than 7,300 pounds of…

A volume of seawater equivalent to roughly 5,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools has been skimmed clean of microplastics and other pollution — thanks to a small start-up founded by two surfers in Australia.According to the latest annual…

Locals slam ‘self-entitled’ tourists for ruining quiet seaside towns by dumping litter

Locals slam 'self-entitled' tourists for ruining quiet seaside towns by dumping litter and treating their beaches as car parks - as latest 'rude' visitors drive 4x4s onto the sands and have a BBQLocals have said its 'totally…

Our shame at sea: Discarded fishing gear and litter responsible for up to two-thirds of

Sea turtles have become collateral damage in the fishing industry's decades-long pillaging of the world's oceans, to judge from the results of a new study. Two-thirds, or 66.7 percent, of all turtle injuries or deaths documented across…