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Microplastics and nanoplastics are so small and lightweight they can be swept into the air, where they may be helping to heat ...

It’s one of the most dangerous and mysterious places on Earth. It’s home to dozens of sunken ships, plane crashes, and dead ...

A new study published in Nature Climate Change found that colored microplastics suspended in the atmosphere may contribute ...

The open ocean has new inhabitants ...

The recent headlines around the missing Malaysia Airlines jet caught my eye and not necessarily for the mystery of locating the plane, but for the ocean debris that has been throwing off search crews ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Scientists say a new study is now revealing that one of the largest patches of pollution on the planet is also teaming with life. And they're trying to learn what it means for the ...

New research shows that colored microplastics suspended in the atmosphere can trap heat, with hotspots over ocean garbage patches producing warming effects greater than black carbon locally. The ...

Close-up of a sample collected with the neuston net, showing plastic particles with considerable animal 'by-catch' Credit: Annika Jahnke / UFZ Close-up of a sample collected with the neuston net, ...

Far away from California's coast, where the Pacific Ocean currents swirl, the blue of the sea was replaced by fishing nets, buckets, buoys, laundry baskets and unidentifiable pieces of plastic that ...

In celebration of World Aquatic Life Day, witness the impactful artistry of Washed Ashore's oceanic trash sculptures. This organization transforms ocean garbage into breathtaking, large-scale ...