Dutch inventor Boyan Slat has developed a system that uses ocean currents to collect plastic waste. Experts consider this ...

Though it moves under its own steam below the water (courtesy of eight propellers mounted to its frame), you'll notice that this robo-cleaner is tethered. The cable provides both power and access to a ...

At just 16 years old, Boyan Slat began working on what many saw as an unrealistic idea: a system that could remove most of the world’s floating ocean plastic. Within a few years, that school project ...

Aerial view of 'Wanda,' a gigantic hydraulic and solar-powered machine that collects garbage from the Juan Diaz River to prevent it from reaching the sea in Panama City, taken on October 1, 2024. In ...

A new robot is cleaning hidden trash beneath Lake Tahoe beaches, revealing buried waste that could impact water clarity and ...