With all of the studies showing that plastic bags wreak havoc on our ecosystems, one would think that banning the bags would do wonders for solving the issue. However, it turns out getting rid of them isn’t as effective as you’d think. More than, according to a 2011 report from NOAA.These bags impact more than 267 species of marine wildlife by infecting them with harmful toxins, entangling them, choking them, and artificially filling their stomachs so that they cannot consume...

France on Wednesday became the first of the Group of Seven advanced economies and the second European country to ratify the Paris Agreement, a deal on curbing global warming reached last year by 195 countries. The ratification was formally authorized by the French parliament last week. Hungary was the first nation to ratify the agreement. The Paris agreement aims to keep the global temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) compared with preindustrial times. It enters into force...

Phytoplankton swirl in the Atlantic ocean off the coast of Iceland on June 3, 2016. (NASA Worldview) Every year, when the northern waters of the Atlantic Ocean become warmer for springtime, something spectacular happens. Greens, blues and turquoise colors all swirl in a mesmerizing dance through the water. It's as though Vincent Van Gogh himself showed up with a giant paint brush; but the real artists behind these . While the best time of year to view the phytoplankton bloom...