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For current content go to <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/">ABC News</a>.</strong></p> <h2 class="sectionHeading"><span class="txupdate"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/science/tag/pollution/rss.xml" title="https://www.abc.net.au/science/tag/pollution/rss.xml" class="rss">RSS<span> | </span></a><a href="/science/maps/map.htm?site=science&topic=latest&tag=pollution" class="map">Map</a></span>Pollution </h2> <div id="pageNavTop"><div class="pagenav"><p> 1 <a href="?site=science&topic=latest&tag=pollution&page=02">2</a> <a href="?site=science&topic=latest&tag=pollution&page=03">3</a> <a href="?site=science&topic=latest&tag=pollution&page=04">4</a> <a href="?site=science&topic=latest&tag=pollution&page=05">5</a> <span class="pageNavNext" title="Next page"> <a href="?site=science&topic=latest&tag=pollution&page=02">Next</a> </span> </p></div> </div> <h4 class="item001"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2017-05-16/plastic-pollution-on-henderson-island-in-south-pacific/8527370#"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201705/r1699738_26397282.jpg" align="left" alt="">Remote South Pacific island has world's highest level of plastic waste</a></h4> <p class="item001 itemList"><span class="txdate">Tuesday, 16 May 2017</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Plastic pile up</span> The beaches of World Heritage-listed Henderson Island are littered with more plastic debris than anywhere else in the world, a survey of the remote South Pacific wilderness finds.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=environment">environment</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=pollution">pollution</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=land-pollution">land-pollution</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=water-pollution">water-pollution</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item002"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2017-02-14/earths-deep-ocean-mariana-and-kermadec-trenches-highly-polluted/8260168"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201702/r1665860_25687921.jpg" align="left" alt="">Even Earth's deepest ocean trenches contain high levels of pollution</a></h4> <p class="item002 itemList"><span class="txdate">Tuesday, 14 February 2017</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Deeply concerning</span> Deep ocean trenches - considered the most remote places in the world - have levels of toxic, industrial chemicals 50 times higher than a highly polluted river system in China</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=oceans-and-reefs">oceans-and-reefs</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=pollution">pollution</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=water-pollution">water-pollution</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item003"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-25/antibiotics-could-increase-greenhouse-emissions-from-livestock/7441404"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201605/r1569457_23617344.jpg" align="left" alt="">Antibiotics could increase greenhouse emissions from livestock</a></h4> <p class="item003 itemList"><span class="txdate">Wednesday, 25 May 2016</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Antibiotic use</span> Cows that have been fed antibiotics produce more methane than those that haven't according to a new study that suggests antibiotic usage may have more far-reaching consequences for the environment than anticipated.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=climate-change">climate-change</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=pollution">pollution</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=rural">rural</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item004"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-20/oil-energy-and-the-problem-of-carbon/6938264"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201511/r1501077_22163596.jpg" align="left" alt="">'The end of the oil age is coming'</a></h4> <p class="item004 itemList"><span class="txdate">Friday, 20 November 2015</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Video from the vault</span> As the human population climbs beyond 7 billion and the desire for first world affluence spreads across the globe, the demand for oil has never been higher.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=environment">environment</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=climate-change">climate-change</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=pollution">pollution</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=science-and-technology">science-and-technology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=chemistry">chemistry</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=earth-sciences">earth-sciences</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=energy">energy</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=video">video</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=indepthfeature">indepthfeature</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item005"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-22/sunscreen-chemical-blamed-for-harm-to-coral-reefs/6876036"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201510/r1489288_21906507.jpg" align="left" alt="sunscreen">Sunscreen chemical Oxybenzone blamed for harm to coral reefs</a></h4> <p class="item005 itemList"><span class="txdate">Thursday, 22 October 2015</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Damaging impact</span> Sunscreen contains a chemical that scientists believe is causing massive damage to coral reefs worldwide and that threatens their very existence, researchers have warned.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=environment">environment</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=pollution">pollution</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=great-barrier-reef">great-barrier-reef</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=environmental-impact">environmental-impact</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item006"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-29/light-pollution-puts-wallabies-at-risk/6813934"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201509/r1480343_21714329.jpg" align="left" alt="">Night lights affect tammar wallaby breeding, put joeys at risk</a></h4> <p class="item006 itemList"><span class="txdate">Wednesday, 30 September 2015</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Light pollution</span> Artificial light is causing some wallabies to delay when they give birth, getting them out of sync with the food resources they need to feed their young, new research suggests.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=pollution">pollution</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=zoology">zoology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=marsupials">marsupials</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item007"><a href="/science/articles/2015/04/23/4222188.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201504/r1416159_20323803.jpg" align="left" alt="">Could bees be addicted to pesticides?</a></h4> <p class="item007 itemList"><span class="txdate">Thursday, 23 April 2015</span><span class="description"><br>Like nicotine for humans, certain pesticides seem to hold an addictive attraction for bees, which seek out tainted food even if it may be bad for them, according to new research.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=pollution">pollution</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=invertebrates-insects-and-arachnids">invertebrates-insects-and-arachnids</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item008"><a href="/science/articles/2015/01/16/4163512.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201501/r1378377_19503364.jpg" align="left" alt="One of a kind: Passing the planetary boundaries makes Earth less hospitable, damaging efforts to reduce poverty or improve quality of life">Humans push planet beyond boundaries towards 'danger zone'</a></h4> <p class="item008 itemList"><span class="txdate">Friday, 16 January 2015</span><span class="description"><br>Human activity has pushed the planet across four of nine environmental boundaries, sending the world towards a "danger zone", warns an international team of scientists.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=environment">environment</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=climate-change">climate-change</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=oceans-and-reefs">oceans-and-reefs</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=pollution">pollution</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item009"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-11/australian-scientists-create-worlds-first-water-tractor-beam/5662826"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201408/r1315301_18142116.jpg" align="left" alt="Tractor beam">World's first water tractor beam created</a></h4> <p class="item009 itemList"><span class="txdate">Tuesday, 12 August 2014</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Water waves</span> Australian scientists are hopeful the world's first water tractor beam can be used to clean up oil spills.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=pollution">pollution</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=water-pollution">water-pollution</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=physics">physics</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item010"><a href="/science/articles/2014/07/09/4041831.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201407/r1300315_17784906.jpg" align="left" alt="When 'don't panic' articles are put out by scientists that do not address the roots of the panic, they will only be dismissed by the public">Wading through the chemical soup: how science can miss the point</a></h4> <p class="item010 itemList"><span class="txdate">Wednesday, 9 July 2014 <span class="hasComments"><a href="/science/articles/2014/07/09/4041831.htm#artComments" class="comments">[an error occurred while processing this directive] comments</a></span></span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Opinion</span> Poorly constructed messages that ignore the public's fears about the impact of chemicals in our environment sidelines science from the debate, argues Paul Willis.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=pollution">pollution</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=environmental-health">environmental-health</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=opinion">opinion</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item011"><a href="/science/articles/2014/06/04/4018335.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201406/r1285329_17439178.jpg" align="left" alt="Earth is the only known planet or moon to have liquid water on its surface">10 facts about our amazing oceans</a></h4> <p class="item011 itemList"><span class="txdate">Wednesday, 4 June 2014</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Oceans FAQs</span> Oceans cover most of our planet, but we still have a lot to learn about this incredible ecosystem. Brush up on your knowledge of our watery world for World Oceans Day.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=oceans-and-reefs">oceans-and-reefs</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=pollution">pollution</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=marine-biology">marine-biology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=earth-sciences">earth-sciences</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=biological-diversity">biological-diversity</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=indepthfeature">indepthfeature</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item012"><a href="/science/articles/2013/11/12/3886175.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201311/r1198701_15493988.jpg" align="left" alt="Do antibacterial agents that leach into the environment make antibiotic resistance worse? 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High tension power cables snake above an apparently pristine environment. Iceland relies on hydroelectricity for clean energy. Runoff from melting glaciers is expected to increase by 30 per cent by 2030, with glaciers projected to disappear in one to two centuries if warming continues. 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