Plastic-Eating Fungus Found by Scientists on Great Pacific Garbage Patch Feasting on Plastic Trash

Medicine & Technology Jun 05, 2024

The plastic-eating fungus was observed to feed on carbon-based and UV-exposed polyethylene. Read to learn more.

Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Thriving Ecosystem Emerges Amidst Massive Marine Debris Concentration, Raising Concerns

Jul 31, 2023

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch continues to grow and raise concerns that it now supports thriving communities of coastal creatures, creating new ecosystems. Read the article to learn more.

NASA Satellite Data Tracks Microplastics With Nearly 8 Million Tons Flowing From Rivers to Oceans Annually

Dec 09, 2021

New NASA video showed strong ocean currents carry plastics and further broken into microplastics by the waves and sunlight.

Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch Feared to Transport Invasive Species As It Becomes a Plastic Habitat

Dec 06, 2021

In a baffling discovery, scientists found coastal marine species in 90% of the plastic human debris in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch sparking concern for the transportation of invasive species.

Track Marine Litter Anywhere in the World With This New Interactive Website

Apr 29, 2021

One of the persisting problems that threaten marine life is the virtually endless marine litter floating in the ocean - and a new tracking tool could help monitor where this debris comes from and where they are headed.

Can The Ocean Cleanup Device Defeat the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

Oct 08, 2019

Nonprofit organization The Ocean Cleanup succesfully catches plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.