Plastic Pollution
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Scientists Went to One of the World's Most Remote Island Atolls. They Found 414 Million Pieces of Plastic
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Researchers dug holes in the sand. The holes were filled with plastic.

Explorer Reaches Bottom of the Mariana Trench, Breaks Record for Deepest Dive Ever
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
It was chilly; it was quiet; and "it was so very peaceful"

Another Dead Whale Full of Plastic. This Time, in Italy.
By Kimberly Hickok published
The whale's cause of death is still under investigation, but a stomach full of plastic isn't a healthy thing.

Dead Whale Washes Ashore with Shocking 88 lbs. of Plastic in Its Stomach
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
His stomach "had the most plastic we have ever seen in a whale"

Teen Diver Finds Huge Cache of Plastic Pollution — Thousands of Golf Balls Off California Coast
By Matthew Savoca published
With a marine scientist, the teen reveals how much golf courses are polluting nearby waters.

Found, Inside Dead Sperm Whale: 100 Plastic Cups, 4 Plastic Bottles, 25 Plastic Bags, 2 Flip-Flops
By Kimberly Hickok published
A dead sperm whale had more than 100 plastic cups, plastic bags, flip flops and other pieces of plastic in its stomach when it was found rotting on a beach in Indonesia.

Invisible Stew of Plastic Pollution Found in Fur Seal Poop
By Stephanie Pappas published
First humans, now seals: Microplastics are in everyone's digestive tract.

A Huge Noodle Could Leave the Ocean Cleaner — If It Works
By Kimberly Hickok published
Is the goal of the Ocean Cleanup as admirable as it sounds?
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