A new study in the North Pacific Garbage Patch indicates a rapid increase in small plastic fragments, outpacing the accumulation of larger plastics and posing significant risks to marine ecosystems ...
Plastic waste is everywhere, even in our precious oceans. The North Pacific Garbage Patch (NPGP) is witnessing a meteoric rise in the levels of plastic fragments, with centimeter-sized particles ...
It often feels like we humans have done all we can to turn this planet into one huge pile of slurry. There’s one patch in particular, out there in the vastness of the oceans, that’s especially gacky.