As plastic tumbles against itself, it fragments, and a new study shows those fragments don't stay in the water.

The open ocean has new inhabitants ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The so-called “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” has now become so vast and permanent that a diverse range of species have taken up ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 90 percent of the plastics in the GPGP are microplastics. Azure waves lapping against huge piles of built-up junk.

SAUSALITO, Calif. (KGO) -- Nearly every day cargo ships arrive here in the Bay Area, carrying everything from cars to consumer goods. But one ship that just docked in Sausalito is delivering cargo ...

Discarded plastic bags and other trash float above a shallow coral reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Photo: Ethan Daniels/Stocktrek Images (AP) Unexpected marine animals are thriving on the massive ...

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 ...

SAUSALITO (KPIX) -- The pile of trash the size of Texas floating in the Pacific Ocean just got smaller. After a 45-day trip out to the North Pacific Gyre, often referred to as the Great Pacific ...

Whether it is good news or bad news for the environment, the world’s largest garbage dumps are not on land — they are in the ocean. Attempts have already been made to clean them up, but so far, none ...

The so-called “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” has now become so vast and permanent that a diverse range of species have taken up residence within it, according to new findings. Every year between 1.15 ...