We must make people aware that throwing trash into the sea kills animals,” Escolar said. “This was not the first turtle we’ve freed, and it certainly won’t be the last.” ...

Some animals now live in a world of plastics—like these hyenas scavenging at a landfill in Harar, Ethiopia. They listen for garbage trucks and find much of their food in trash. PHOTOGRAPH BY ...

But don't let the name "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" fool you ... But can make it into the bellies of sea animals and ultimately the humans that eat those animals. Worldwide, researchers have ...