The Kaisei has been on three separate expeditions to monitor and report on the vast and growing vortex of trash known as the ...

A new analysis found that ingesting plastic can disrupt proteins that facilitate key functions in seabirds—the latest in a ...

Coast Guard says there are still a few fuel tanks that divers haven't been able to get to, which could be carrying as much as ...

The sea is steadily casting remnants of the MSC Elsa 3 onto Kerala's beaches, raising public alarm and triggering urgent ...

Microplastics are an urgent issue in the Great Lakes. Learn what’s causing them, how it affects health and what you can do.

Net Zero is under threat in New Zealand, according to headlines last week. Although the population of New Zealand and its ...

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is the largest accumulation of ocean plastic waste, spanning an area twice the size of Texas. Composed mainly of plastic debris like toothbrushes, plates, and ...

During a cleanup of ghost gear at Alert Bay off of Northern Vancouver Island last fall, Scott said he found one gillnet with ...

To find out how destructive negligence and indifference are, it is enough to move between Hawaii and California and see the Great Pacific Garbage Patch! From wreckages of containers to children's toys ...

It’s easy to find striking images of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP). The problem is that these pictures of the GPGP are misleading and obscure the truth about the content of the GPGP ...

Though the photograph is authentic, it was captured in 2017 and shows a different patch of garbage off the coast of Honduras in the Caribbean Sea — not the Pacific Ocean. For years, social media ...