New research paints the extent of human pollution across the planet's oceans: Pesticides and pharmaceuticals make up a large ...

A strange brown ribbon stretching from the coast of Africa to North America has scientists and other experts worried about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: TikTok A time-lapse video of trash being removed from Guatemala's Rio Las Vacas illuminated the staggering depths of ...

When you picture the open Pacific Ocean, do you imagine endless blue water with nothing in sight except waves. Now scientists are seeing something very different in the heart of the Great Pacific ...

A major blizzard has dumped 14 inches of snow in Philadelphia, the most since 2016. Now, the cleanup is underway.

What started as a simple ocean cleanup dive quickly turned eye-opening. Beneath the beautiful blue water, we discovered just how much debris is hiding below the surface. Every item removed tells a ...

The Netherlands-based non-profit organisation that develops technologies to remove plastic waste from the oceans, last week announced a new initiative to deploy barriers on the Trombay and Malad ...

The organization behind the garbage removal, The Ocean Cleanup, posted the footage to its TikTok account (@theoceancleanup). @theoceancleanup Another 140 tons (37 truckloads) intercepted and extracted ...

Plastics tend to break down into microplastics rather than biodegrade (though there are biodegradable plastics as well). Another issue is the amount of plastic entering the oceans: approximately 11 ...