Thousands of microbead pellets from a ripped pool toy scatter across the surface of Lake Tahoe in early July 2021. (Alison Toy/UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center) A new trend of pool toys ...

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Two young British synchronised swimmers performed in a pool littered with plastic bags, bottles and other pieces of rubbish – all in a bid to raise awareness of pollution. Duo 17-year-old Kate ...

They are used to performing their flawless routine in pristine swimming pools. But these teenage synchronised swimming champions volunteered to attempt it amid the kind of plastic rubbish that litters ...