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

Waste generated by human activities has now reached the deepest point in the Mediterranean: the 5,112-metre-deep Calypso Deep in the Ionian Sea. A total of 167 objects — mainly plastics, glass, metal ...

Getty Two teens turned themselves in after a video documenting them dumping trash in the ocean off Boca Raton, Fla., went viral, reports Palm Beach Post, WFLX and NBC Miami. The video of the two ...

The first ever assessment of litter in Mediterranean's deepest place located in Greece's eastern Ionian Sea has detected huge ...

“The litter abundance in the Calypso Deep ... of Barcelona said the debris was likely carried to the Calypso Deep by ocean currents and direct dumping by boats. “Some light waste, such ...

Litter dropped on the street doesn’t stay there. Rainwater and wind carries plastic waste into streams and rivers, and through drains. Drains lead to the ocean! Careless and improper waste disposal is ...

Ocean wildlife in danger due to marine litter Over the weekend, a whale was found off a Scotland beach with its stomach filled with more than 200 pounds of plastic.

But how does our plastic waste end up littering the ocean? Even if you live hundreds of miles away from the sea, the plastic you use can still make its way into the ocean. As much as 80% of the ...

Currently, trash boats patrol harbors and marinas and ... Two Australian surfers found an innovative way to clean up the ocean: ocean garbage cans. Aptly named Seabin, these garbage cans float ...

He started building and photographing sculptures of ocean trash to illustrate the problem of marine pollution. Eventually he began to gather the detritus to use as his art materials, cleaning a ...

Almost 60% more litter can be found in the UK's coastal communities than in inland locations, according to new research.