The Cool Down on MSN2d
Remote island trapped in 'vortex' of plastic — and they're not the ones to blame
Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui by the locals, is a remote island off the coast of Chile. As of 2023, its population ...
Twisted Sifter on MSN4d
Environmental Cleanup Group Says It Can Totally Tackle The Pacific Garbage Patch For Just $7.5 Billion
If you’re a certain age, you probably had a Cabbage Patch Kid growing up. And if you know what those are, you’ve probably ...
Real Science on MSN1h
The Creatures That Thrive in the Pacific Garbage Patch
Meet the resilient creatures that call the Pacific Garbage Patch home. Discover how they adapt, survive, and even thrive in ...
High-speed 'floc trains': Discovery reveals how tiny plastic 'hitchhikers' spread quickly through water systems
Research sheds new light on the spread of microplastics, revealing a surprising "hitchhiking" mechanism that could impact ...
Pacific atolls face $10 billion cost of rising sea, says World Bank
Adapting to a sea level rise of up to 0.5 metres (1.64 feet) will cost the three most vulnerable Pacific atoll nations nearly ...
Purdue Exponent7d
Scientists can now spot plastic pollution on beaches from space
Humans pollute over 10 million tons of plastic trash into oceans every year. It's estimated that by 2030 that figure could ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
Scientists Are Crafting Fake Whale Poop and Dumping It in the Ocean
The artificial waste could fertilize the ocean and sequester carbon Sandy Ong, Hakai Magazine In the 20th century, people’s ...
New Satellite Tech Tracks Plastic on Beaches, Helping Clean-Up Efforts Go Remote
A satellite imagery tool from RMIT University now allows for the effective detection of beach plastics, aiding cleanup ...
Science Daily13d
Oceanography News
Microplastics Increasing in Freshwater, Directly Related to Plastic Production Nov. 1 ... Study Reveals Acceleration in Pacific Upper-Ocean Circulation Over Past 30 Years, Impacting Global ...
ABC Business on MSN13d
New satellite tool scans for plastic pollution on beaches from over 600 kilometres above Earth
Satellites have long been used to track plastic in the ocean but have struggled to accurately spot pollution against a sandy ...
News Nation on MSN12d
Coca-Cola, Pepsi sued by Los Angeles County for plastic pollution
( NewsNation ) — A lawsuit was filed Wednesday by Los Angeles County counsel against Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. for ...
The Manila Times on MSN13d
Shells to surfboards: How marine life are adapting to plastic in their habitats, using it for homes, tools and migration
A hermit crab trundles across a beach in Japan’s Okinawa, carrying its home on its back: not a shell, but a disintegrating ...