The real problem is that the plastic isn't just large pieces of debris like bottles and discarded fishing nets.

The open ocean has new inhabitants ...

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 ...

There's an 80,000-ton monster lurking in the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and California and it's still getting bigger, NBC News reported. Arguably more frightening than any shark, the Great Pacific ...

Between California and Hawaii, there's a teeming patch of garbage that's stretched over an area more than double the size of Texas. We already knew it was huge. There's a reason it's called the "Great ...

Imagine trillions of pieces of plastic debris that, if strung together end to end, would line every inch of coastline in the world at least three times over. That’s how much garbage researchers found ...

Engineers set to sea Saturday to deploy a trash collection device to corral plastic litter floating between California and Hawaii in an attempt to clean up the world's largest garbage patch in the ...

In Hawaii, a volunteer cleanup crew is hauling more junk off Kauai’s beaches than ever before. In the 2024 Surfrider Foundation report, the nonprofit reported that its volunteers had removed more than ...