Boyan Slat made waves when he was just a teenager with an audacious dream to rid the world’s oceans of plastic waste. Slat’s first TEDx Talk went viral in 2012, as the founder and CEO of The Ocean ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A relatively uncharted island entirely made of trash, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is an enigma. Still, reducing its size is an ...

The Ocean Cleanup will make waves on Thursday as it deploys its first trash Interceptor Original in the United States in hopes of further shrinking the Great Pacific Garbage Patch by catching trash ...

Barriers to be installed in Mumbai to stop flow of plastic waste into Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean ...

A new report has been released by Germany-based ocean plastic recovery startup CleanHub that highlights ocean plastic pollution this year, as well as a look into its complex origins and what the ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - Scientists discovered a tiny hero working hard to keep our oceans clean: a plant-eating fungus. Although the study certainly shows the marine fungus can and will break down plastic, ...

A global review of more than 6,000 records shows that water pollution now affects nearly half of the world’s waters.

SEAL BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A group of local, state and nonprofit leaders are trying to figure out how to clean trash in the San Gabriel River before it makes it to the Pacific Ocean. Locals say the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The majority of plastic that pollutes our planet’s oceans doesn ...

We know pollution is a problem, and we know waste ends up in our waterways. But it's hard to quantify exactly how much waste and where it's coming from. A new, first-of-its-kind data tool aims to ...