The fallout from the North Sea oil tanker collision on March 10 may have you reflecting on other significant man-made ...

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is one of the ... It has formed due to the North Pacific Gyre (NPG), a system of ocean currents that traps debris within a swirling vortex. Covering an estimated ...

mainly due to its location in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre—a massive system of rotating ocean currents. This current system traps debris and waste, contributing to the nearby Great Pacific ...

From a bag of human hands to LEGO bricks and rubber duckies, some very weird things have washed up on the world's beaches.

Plastic pollution is a critical issue in Hawaii due to the state’s location in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre and its proximity to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, located between Hawaii’s ...

Tangent: The London to Birmingham Railway took the same amount of work to build as one-and-a-half Great Pyramids ... The biggest load of rubbish in the world is in the North Pacific Gyre (a.k.a. The ...

Hawaii’s unique role in plastic research Hawaii’s location in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre makes it a prime spot for studying ... all over the world to Hawai‘i’s shores. Nearby, the Great ...

In short, while the picture is authentic, it does not show the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." Underwater photographer ...