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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. used a speech at a plastics and chemicals conference to highlight health risks from microplastics and ...

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On a wave-battered rock in the northern Pacific Ocean, a fish called the sculpin grips the surface firmly to maintain ...

Kane was struck by the high concentrations of microplastics found in the sediment, especially because Whittard Canyon is so ...

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A typical closet is loaded with plastic, woven into polyester activewear, acrylic sweaters, nylon swimsuits and stretchy socks — and it’s shedding into the environment nonstop.

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which is when two ocean currents come together and create a hurricane-like current, Wallace said. Materials then get caught ...

The Ocean Cleanup is fighting against this accumulation. In 2024, the foundation removed 11.5 million kilos of garbage from ...

Photo courtesy of The Ocean Cleanup Project Plus, once plastic is in the ocean, it accumulates in “giant circular currents” called gyres, which Slat said operate a lot like the drain of the bathtub, ...

Professor and Head of Data Science for the Environment and Sustainability, Queen Mary University of London Nearly three fourths of Earth is covered by oceans, making the planet look like a pale ...