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It turns out the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now home to dozens of species
Getty Image It is no secret that plastic is bad for our oceans. For years, many people have known about the many harmful ...
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 ...
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Transforming Into a Wildlife Hotspot — And That's a Problem
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is not a solid island of rubbish, but a vast region of ocean where currents concentrate floating plastic into a soup of debris. It sits in the North Pacific Subtropical ...
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 ...
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