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

Midway Atoll, North Pacific Ocean (CNN) -- The distance from humanity yawns out in front of you when you stand on the pale sands of this tiny Pacific island. Midway Atoll is just about the ...

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

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Floating in the North Pacific Ocean is a mountain of waste the size of France. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is made up of two masses of rubbish between the US and Japan and contains everything from ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. The Great Pacific garbage patch is now bigger than it’s ever been, covering an area ...

This story appears in the April 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Outdoor photographer Zak Noyle has seen his share of marine debris, but he was shocked by what he discovered on an ...

Discover what causes huge quantities of garbage to end up on the most remote islands in the world and how this garbage affects wildlife. Accompanies the Web video “Trash on the Spin Cycle”.

Janaína and her father, Alfredo, find themselves ensnared in a traffic jam, an immediate consequence of a recent flood. In a moment of thoughtlessness, Janaína discards a plastic bottle out of the car ...