The Ocean Cleanup has removed over 45 million kilograms of plastic from oceans and rivers, but millions of tons still enter ...

What’s the best way to get plastic out of the ocean? Two nonprofits take different approaches to the problem of removing the 24 billion pounds of plastic that flow into the ocean each year—and face ...

The Ocean Cleanup device has been redesigned—and is almost ready to try again After its first voyage resulted in disappointment, Boyan Slat's team has made some major fixes. Now they're ready to try ...

This moniker is used to describe the vast stretch of ocean from the west coast of North America to Japan that is crammed with an estimated 1.8 trillion pieces of trash, most of which are plastic. “I ...

When self-described “ocean custodian” Boyan Slat took the stage at TED 2025 in Vancouver this week, he showed viewers a reality many of us are already heartbreakingly familiar with: There is a lot of ...

BALTIMORE, MD, April 23, 2025 – As plastic pollution in the world’s oceans reaches critical levels, groundbreaking new research reveals how artificial intelligence-driven algorithms can dramatically ...

Marine scientists are witnessing a technological revolution in ocean cleanup. Revolutionary systems are transforming how we tackle plastic pollution, from autonomous robots to artificial intelligence ...

The Ocean Cleanup is dedicated to removing plastic from the world's oceans. It's a formidable task: National Geographic estimates that 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic, the equivalent of 269,000 tons, ...

You've probably seen the photos: a sea turtle trapped in fishing line, a plastic bottle wedged in coral, and shorelines littered with packaging. That's not some distant problem. The same waste tossed ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Rebecca Helm despises the phrase “Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” This moniker is used ...