In short, while the picture is authentic, it does not show the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." Underwater photographer ...

Scientists map ocean currents to trap floating trash and plastic debris, improving cleanup efforts of the Great Pacific ...

Two Australian surfers found an innovative way to clean up the ocean: ocean garbage cans. Aptly named Seabin, these garbage cans float around harbors and marinas vacuuming loose rubbish.

The Ocean Cleanup will use giant floating pipes driven by the wind, waves and currents to cleanup the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, located between Hawaii and California.

Scientists use satellite data to find ocean zones where trash naturally gathers for easier, faster, and cleaner clean-up.

Around 8.8 million tons of plastic enter the world's oceans each year - the equivalent of a truckload of garbage every minute. Over time, this trash can accumulate in offshore garbage patches and ...

The miracle material has made modern life possible. But more than 40 percent of it is used just once, and it’s choking our waterways. Just after dawn in Kalyan, on the outskirts of Mumbai, India ...

A new study published in Environmental Research Letters reveals a disturbing trend in the North Pacific Garbage Patch (NPGP): ...

French open water swimmer Ben Lecomte spent his summer swimming through the patch to raise awareness and conduct research on ocean pollution. If you pull up Google Maps, then point and click your ...