Environmental Science
The Role of Ocean Gyres in Accumulating Marine Debris Patches
Quick fact
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is not a solid island; it's a vast area of dispersed plastic pieces, some of which are microscopic, estimated to cover a surface area twice the size of Texas.
Why this is interesting
You've probably heard of the 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch' – but how does a patch of floating trash form in the middle of the ocean, thousands of miles from land?