Melted plastic has become ingrained in rocks on a remote island in Brazil. Trinidade Island has long been an intriguing location for scientists. However, the discovery of plastic rocks, where plastic ...

The latest sign that plastic pollution is a gigantic global problem: rocks fused with melted plastic have been found on a remote Brazilian island, best known as a nesting site for green turtles.

Scientists are reeling from the discovery of “plastic rocks” on a remote volcanic island off of the Brazilian coast — a troubling sign, experts told Reuters, of just how deeply plastic pollution has ...

Since the mid-1950s, humans have produced more than 6 billion tons of plastic—and at least in Hawaii, geologists are finding that some of it is now fusing to volcanic rocks, seashells, sand, and coral ...

When you walk along the beach, it can be a lot of fun to keep your eye out for beautiful rocks. Whether you are a geologist by trade or you just like the natural beauty that rocks provide, this is ...

This handout picture released by the Parana Federal University (UFPR) shows "plastic rocks" found at the Trindade Island, Espirito Santo state, Brazil, on September 2, 2022, that are part of a ...

(Gray News) – Scientists say humankind’s influence on the natural world has reached a new level as a new type of sedimentary rocks partially formed from plastic has been discovered. This new rock has ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. This article is more than 5 years old. Plastiglomerates, a new ...

Researchers found plastic rocks on Trindade Island, a volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean, more than 600 miles east of Espírito Santo in Brazil. The latest sign that plastic pollution is a ...