Episode Sep 23 Watch 25:01 September 23, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, Sept. 23, President Trump prepares to address world leaders at the UN General Assembly, and scientists study the impact of microplastics on humans and the environment. Also, architects cite human rights violations in a campaign… By PBS NewsHour
Science Mar 22 Great Pacific Garbage Patch weighs more than 43,000 cars and is much larger than we thought The Great Pacific Garbage Patch weighs 87,000 tons -- 16 times more than previous estimates -- and contains more than 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic, according to a new analysis. By Nsikan Akpan
Science Feb 18 From drugged oysters to birds full of plastic, oceans are feeling the burden of pollution Scientists are finding a growing presence of pharmaceuticals, small pieces of plastic and household chemicals in the bodies of Pacific razor clams, Pacific oysters and remote seabirds. By Danielle Venton, KQED
Science Aug 17 Giant plankton eat and transport plastic through the ocean Giant larvaceans -- bizarre and beautiful zooplankton -- can transport ocean plastic and may introduce it into the food chain. By Roni Dengler
May 15 This tiny island with no humans is getting buried in plastic trash By Nsikan Akpan Henderson Island, a remote locale in the South Pacific, is covered with 37.7 million pieces of plastic debris -- the highest density ever recorded in the world for a beach. Continue reading
Jun 24 Gigantic, floating screen sets course to sift plastic from oceans By Knvul Sheikh, Scientific American If the prototype is successful, a full-scale 100-kilometer-long barrier will be strung out in the Pacific Ocean to collect some 68 million kilograms of floating plastic and trash. Continue reading
Jun 06 Bellies full of microplastic rob baby fish of their basic instincts By Nsikan Akpan European perch stuff themselves with microplastics rather than natural food, derailing their development, according to new research from Sweden. Continue reading