Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...

The partnership reflects a shared commitment to advancing ocean science and accelerating progress toward a more sustainable future. eXXpedition’s latest mission will deliver the first global study ...

The Ocean Cleanup employs advanced technologies to tackle plastic pollution, targeting the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and ...

An estimated 171 trillion pieces of plastic are lurking in the world’s oceans, and plastic production is expected to triple by 2060 if no changes are made. This growth could result in a significant ...

Boyan Slat has a plan to rid the ocean of plastic pollution, this coming El Niño could be a monster and more big stories ...

A new exhibition at the San Diego Natural History Museum, “Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea,” highlights the danger of ...

In Hawaii, researchers are literally paving the roads with good intentions. They have come up with an innovative method for putting the island’s plastic pollution to work, covering its roads with ...

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at a Korean solar billionaire and The Ocean Cleanup’s Boyan Slat on trash ...

Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean ...