This sanitation company disposes of its waste by dumping it into the Amazon river. And unfortunately, they're not the only ...

Let’s be clear from the start, you should never throw trash in the oceans. It is a huge ecological problem, and this type of pollution is responsible for a huge amount of environmental damage and the ...

There's a scene in the original Star Wars where Han Solo has just evaded Imperial troops and bounty hunters on Tatooine in the Millennium Falcon and sits back with a coy smile across his face.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Scientists say a new study is now revealing that one of the largest patches of pollution on the planet is also teaming with life. And they're trying to learn what it means for the ...

Decomposition is essential to all ecosystems, both on land and in the ocean. In marine environments, decomposition and ...

The giant mass of floating plastic that has imperiled birds and wildlife between San Francisco and Hawaii contains 1.8 trillion pieces of trash covering an area nearly four times the size of ...

Recent heavy rainfall in Southern California has swelled the banks of local rivers which are now carrying significant amounts of debris downstream, threatening coastal environments in Los Angeles and ...

First system to be tested at sea, hopes to help "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, unveiled its North ...