Once seen as a barren plastic wasteland, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now a thriving habitat for coastal species. These ...

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Using sediment cores, University of Rhode Island researchers studied the “exponential” growth of microplastics in the water ...

A 2023 astronaut photo shows the moment the Alabama River briefly morphed into an undulating golden serpent, similar in shape to a Chinese dragon. This temporary transformation was the result of a ...

A subpolar gyre is a large-scale ocean current system located at high latitudes created by a persistent region of low atmospheric pressure. These gyres circulate water in a cyclonic direction – ...

The view of Earth from space is famously familiar—bright blue ocean, swirling gyres of white clouds, touches of terrestrial green. The luminosity of this image is the result of the sun’s rays shining ...

After nine consecutive years with at least one major hurricane landfall on the Gulf Coast, in 2025, we’ve told tropical cyclones to leave us alone and they have. There has been just one weak tropical ...

Scientists have measured the amount of nanoplastics in the open ocean for the first time and found they make up the vast majority of marine plastic pollution. Plastic debris in the ocean can be of ...

New research with 5 Gyres shows overwhelming public concern on microplastics, with 79% of Americans declaring it a human and environmental health crisis Grove Collaborative launches new U.S. survey ...

A new study offers the first estimate of nanoplastic pollution in the ocean. There’s a lot. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey What do human brains, placentas and dolphin breath have in common? Signs of plastic ...

The temperatures may have soared into the 80s Thursday, but the hottest spot was Three Sheets, where two bands transformed the crowd into summer mode with their free-spirited danceable sets. Solgyres ...

Just like you might plant seeds in your garden, the way tropical storms and hurricanes form can come from different types of meteorological seeds. Here's five of them, starting with the most common ...