Before the plastic shopping bag can settle into a life of ease in the Pacific ocean it must first navigate its way past dogs, park rangers, and tree branches.

A new CNBC documentary follows the secret life of garbage -- from your trash can to the garbage trucks to the landfills -- and our oceans.

For a mere $10,000, you can book a seat on a 20-day working cruise to a giant patch of floating plastic trash.

Material from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to be collected, melted down and rebuilt into a floating paradise for green tourism.

A new study by two graduate students from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego found that a little over nine percent of the fish that swim ne

The trash accumulating in the Pacific Ocean — scientists estimate there are 1.5 million tons of tsunami debris alone — is arriving on the West Coast.

New research finds that the Great Lakes are becoming polluted with the same plastic particles responsible for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Plastic pollution similar to ocean 'garbage patches' has been found in the Great Lakes, especially microscopic beads used in many personal care products.

There's a secret world of microbes hidden on the plastic littering the oceans.

The winner of a new video contest can join a 3-week 'hardcore sailing adventure' through North Atlantic garbage patches.

A single-celled, coral-killing creature with 'devil horns' has been found on microplastics in the open ocean.

A vast amount of the plastic garbage littering the surface of the ocean may be disappearing, a new study suggests.

Angela Sun investigated several aspects of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in her documentary "Plastic Paradise."

A 4th garbage collection zone, this one in the South Pacific, emerges.

A dog lost in Florida is found a dozen years later in Pennsylvania, and her owner and everyone else is in tears.

Sometimes we take life too seriously. This hilarious comic about one woman's sugar addiction makes me laugh, partly because I can relate.

San Jose City Council selects two sites for "sleeper cabin"-based housing communities for the homeless, after years of discussion and local opposition.

The viral #trashtag challenge inspires people to clean up parks, beaches and roadways and post photos on social media.

This handy guide helps you figure out how to handle certain fruits and vegetables.

If your car isn't getting the gas mileage you want or expect, it might be time to put down the carbs and pick up the dumbbells because your body may be the prob

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Corvettes and Vipers aren't getting stopped by police. It's the much more mild-mannered cars that attract attention.

The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica is nearing record-breaking size again, scientists say.

Honeybees Sweetened Life for Stone Age Humans

The glass plates depict solar and lunar eclipses, comets, and even views of binary stars.

The use-at-home device that treats migraines with a pulse of magnetic energy has shown significant promise in clinical trials.

The FDA issued a statement, and then a clarification about that statement, about aging cheese on wood. What does it mean?

Why this foodie trend could be doing more harm than good.

Shareholders make decision over concerns that titanium dioxide could be toxic.

For biodynamic goodness full of organic fruity flavor, try Zhena's Gypsy Tea's new line of good-for-you green teas.

A new study done in Boston eases concerns about contamination from the city environment that could be in foraged foods.

Carrageenan is in everything from dairy products to toothpaste. Here's what you need to know about the natural but controversial additive.

Those food storage beeswax cloths and bags you've been noticing? They work.

A new high-resolution image reveals the center of our galaxy as never seen before.

Should they be means tested, or should programs be universal?

About 70 million American baby boomers are going shopping, and many of them have deep pockets.

Health and loneliness are intimately connected and you have to work on both.

Farmers markets are making news for encouraging reasons. Find out what’s happening around the country.

As more doctors use food as a medical tool, health care providers are making nutritious options more readily available — even farmers markets.

Video: Alexandra Cousteau investigates The Hoover Dam and the draining of Lake Mead.

Learn what is green in the stimulus package.

Ditch the plastic letters and kitschy tourist magnets for something more in touch with nature for your fridge.

The tags show that you took the extra time to make your gift special.

I didn't realize what a dead zone the lawn is until I lived in a meadow.

Each year, as many as 20 million people get sick from drinking contaminated water in the U.S.

Moose lasagna, a hot seller at European stores operated by the world-dominating purveyor of flat-pack furnishings, is found to contain trace amounts of pork.

The winds and waves of Hurricane Sandy spilled enough sewage to match BP's oil spill more than 50 times over.

Millions of bottle deposits go unclaimed in the exceptionally tidy Danish capital each year.

Meanwhile in England, shopping basket theft is on the rise.

Onward Bag is landfill-skirting design at its most ingenious.