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

This story appears in the April 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Outdoor photographer Zak Noyle has seen his share of marine debris, but he was shocked by what he discovered on an ...

Few humans will ever reach these depths. Scientists issue dire warning after making disturbing discovery at the bottom of the ...

The deep sea is littered with all the junk we carelessly toss away, from plastic bags to old washing machines to incredibly creepy figurines. Not even the greatest depths of the ocean are spared ...

It's a holiday hotspot thanks to its balmy weather, beautiful scenery and delicious cuisine. But the Mediterranean has become Europe's deepest garbage dump, shocking images show. Scientists have ...

Members are collecting trash from local waterways and turning it into works of art. The goal is to bring attention to what is ...

The Ocean Cleanup has come a long way since Boyan Slat conceived it just over a decade ago. A teenager at the time, Slat’s vision for ridding the ocean of the plastics that pollute our waterways ...

The Ocean Cleanup started removing plastic from the ocean a decade ago. But most of that plastic comes from rivers, so it started building solar-powered river cleaners to catch garbage before it ...