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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch isn't the only place where plastic pollution is gathering in the world's oceans. An international team of scientists from 12 institutions in eight countries recently discovered a new garbage...

There's still a lot the average person doesn't know about the trash clogging up our oceans. Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) scientists are tackling this public awareness crisis with LITTERBASE, a tool that makes it easy for...

There are 5 trillion pieces of plastic floating around in the Earth’s oceans, many of which are microplastics no larger than 5 mm large. These tiny particles are being gobbled up by fish and killing them faster than they...

Inspired by the work of Parley for the Oceans, an organization of creatives that addresses major threats towards our oceans, SPARK developed the recycled plastic Beach Hut design to help bring attention to the problem of...

  Local residents were delighted when a young female orca appeared near Plettenberg Bay in South Africa earlier this month, coming together to rescue the whale when she was found beached on the shore...

The inaugural test of the Ocean Cleanup Array, a trash-collecting dam which allows the ocean’s currents to bring surrounding debris to one central point, will begin in the second quarter of 2016 in the North Sea, just a...

World governments weren’t the only ones making a statement at the COP21 talks in Paris this week. Adidas and Parley for the Oceans were there too — and they used the opportunity to unveil a new, eco-friendly sneaker design!...

In the future, you could help clean up the oceans just by playing in your bikini. Sponge Suit is a smart bathing suit that absorbs pollution while you play in the surf. Though one may not make a huge difference, if many people...

Adidas has just partnered up with Parley for the Oceans to create the world's first sneaker made from reclaimed ocean trash. The prototype design features sneaker uppers made from yarns and filaments sourced from abandoned...

For the first time ever, scientists have managed to collect data confirming just how much plastic trash is floating around in the world’s oceans. According to their research, right now there are ove 5 trillion pieces of...

Melting Arctic ice is poised to unleash a torrent of more than 1 trillion pieces of plastic into the ocean over the next 10 years. According to a new report, there's an immense amount of plastic trapped in remote ice areas...

The melting Arctic ice is poised to unleash a torrent of more than 1 trillion pieces of plastic into the ocean over the next 10 years. According to a new report, there are a trillion bits of plastic trapped in remote ice...

For years environmentalists have wondered why someone doesn’t do something about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Now, it appears Method, a sustainable cleaning products company, has jumped into the challenge with both...

Around 6,000 kids, teachers and volunteers are expected to participate in the creation of a giant aerial art formation for this year’s Kids Ocean Day on Dockweiler Beach in California...

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