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Small plastic fragments on sand and stones.
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Avalanches of Microplastics Carry Pollution into the Deep Sea

by Grace van Deelen 23 April 202523 April 2025

Scientists observed a once-theorized process ferrying microplastics into the deep ocean.

A submersible dredges sediment from the seafloor.
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Balancing the Deep Ocean Plastics Budget

by Bill Morris 1 May 20241 May 2024

Up to 11 million metric tons of plastic are sitting on the seafloor, mostly near coasts and shipping corridors.

Un pulpo rojo flota en agua con putos blancos
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Los microplásticos son el ingrediente no tan secreto de la nieve marina

by Molly Herring 7 February 20247 February 2024

Partículas diminutas de plástico degradadas y cubiertas por biopelículas se hunden hasta el fondo marino llevando consigo carbono.

Closeup photo of a piece of black plastic coated in yellowish ocean and coastal organisms
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In the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, New Marine Ecosystems Are Flourishing

by Tim Brinkhof and Knowable Magazine 23 January 202423 January 2024

Sea life, stuck to plastic bottles and other human trash, has journeyed far from coastal habitats—and may threaten local species

A red octopus floats within white speckled water.
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Microplastics Are the Not-So-Secret Ingredient in Marine Snow

by Molly Herring 20 December 20239 February 2024

Particles of tiny, degraded plastics coated with biofilms sink to the seafloor, carrying carbon with them.

A sail-shaped prototype of an ocean sensor floats in a pond
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Biodegradable Sensors Could Explore the Seas More Sustainably

by Lisa Aubry 26 October 202326 October 2023

Researchers are developing environmentally friendly instruments to monitor the oceans.

Plastic bottles and other pieces of trash float in blue water.
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A New Census of Plastic Debris Entering the Ocean

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 11 October 202311 October 2023

On the basis of thousands of measurements of plastic pollution spotted near coastlines and at sea, researchers estimate that roughly 500 million kilograms of plastic debris is entering the world’s oceans each year.

Photo of skyscrapers along a waterfront
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Even at the Bottom of the World, the Ocean Is Belching Plastic

by Bill Morris 17 January 202331 January 2023

Plastic fills the air above Auckland, New Zealand.

Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, 2010
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Ninety Percent of the World’s Oil Slicks Are Caused by Humans, Not Nature

by Katharine Gammon 19 August 202224 March 2023

Researchers were surprised to find exactly how many oil slicks were due to human activity, highlighting the need for people to pay attention to runoff and leaks.

Israeli soldiers clean tar from the beaches in February 2021 after oil from a spill in the eastern Mediterranean washed ashore.
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Seeing Through Turbulence to Track Oil Spills in the Ocean

by Guillermo García-Sánchez, Ana M. Mancho, Antonio G. Ramos, Josep Coca and Stephen Wiggins 18 August 202225 January 2023

After oil and tar washed up on eastern Mediterranean beaches in 2021, scientists devised a way to trace the pollution back to its sources using satellite imagery and mathematics.

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