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

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We've all seen the photos of attractive sea turtles sipping ocean cocktails through nose-straws, and the outlines of ocean bird bodies filled in with a colourful collage of bottle caps, but the true ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 90 percent of the plastics in the GPGP are microplastics. Azure waves lapping against huge piles of built-up junk.

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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 ...

Recent research on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is reshaping how scientists and the public understand ocean pollution.

Dutch inventor Boyan Slat has developed a system that uses ocean currents to collect plastic waste. Experts consider this ...

This Ocean Cleanup System Aims To Collect 50 Tons Of Plastic. But Then What? Area Of Plastic In The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Three Times The Size Of France The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Eve ...

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