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Trash

12 Sculptures Made From Recycled Materials

Explore these wonderlands of waste.

Holyn Thigpen August 26, 2026

Latin for “nobody,” Point Nemo—pictured in this map—has a fitting name.

space exploration

The Most Remote Place on Earth Has Space Junk and a Sea Monster

Eerie things happen at Point Nemo.

Frank Jacobs August 8, 2026

One person's trash is an octopus's home.

This Octopus Is Using a Beer Bottle as a Nursery

In the Florida Keys, a marine biologist discovered a bit of debris that had become a cephalopod dwelling.

Benji Jones April 1, 2025

Guelph, Ontario

Garbasaurus

Guelph’s hidden tribute to environmental action.

The more we try to keep raccoons out of our trash bins, the better they get at breaking in.

Can You Outsmart a Raccoon?

Recent studies show just how tricky these trash pandas can be, from opening locks to nabbing DoorDash orders.

Roxanne Hoorn August 30, 2024

12 Sculptures Made From Recycled Materials

From a giant whale made out of recycled plastic to a tower of bright green bottles.

Jonathan Carey March 8, 2024

Podcast: What Happens to the Food You Try to Sneak Into the Airport?

We go inside one of the busiest airports in the world with a simple question.

The Podcast Team March 4, 2024

The mysterious metal cylinder on the shore of Western Australia.

space exploration

A Massive, Mysterious Object Washed Up on an Australian Beach

Experts say it’s likely space junk—and there’s plenty more where that came from.

Roxanne Hoorn July 19, 2023

The World's Tallest Bin

Kalgoorlie, Australia

The World's Tallest Bin

Although not officially the world's tallest bin, this giant trash receptacle was designed to stop littering.

The hill as seen from the Vistula side.

Gnojna Góra (Dung Hill Lookout Point)

Catch a scenic view of Warsaw's Old Town from the top of a centuries-old dumping ground.

Talking Trash Cans of Malmö

Talking Trash Cans of Malmö

These waste baskets play a few risque messages to discourage littering.

Porky The Litter Eater

Bethesda, Maryland

Porky The Litter Eater

This propitious plastic porcine has been petitioning park visitors to pick up after themselves for more than 50 years.

Many animals ensnared in trash don't have long to live, but this one appears to have adapted.

How Could a Crocodile Spend Years Cinched By a Tire?

One in Indonesia has been carrying a rubber ring since at least 2016. Here’s how the litter might be affecting the animal’s life.

Jessica Leigh Hester February 9, 2022

The old cars look out over the Knik River to the Talkeetna Mountains.

Eklutna Tailrace

This popular fishing spot at the outflow of a 4.5-mile long hydroelectric tunnel sports a jetty literally made out of classic cars.

The muddy shores of Lake Uru Uru in Bolivia are awash in bright sunset colors, a sign of the lake's dire straits.

In the Andes, Bright Colors Tell the Dark Story of a Dying Lake

Bolivia's Lake Uru Uru faces an uncertain future: a growing city, toxic runoff, and drought worsened by climate change.

Gemma Tarlach May 3, 2021

This poor perch was trapped inside a plastic glove.

We're Finally Getting a Picture of How Dangerous PPE Is for Wildlife

More than a year into the pandemic, scientists are seeing the impact of disposable gloves and masks on ecosystems.

Jessica Leigh Hester April 7, 2021

In 2018, Reading found this flip flop (and painted it en plein air) on the banks of the Virgin River in Zion National Park, Utah, which sits on Southern Paiute and Pueblos land.

The Naturalist Painting Spectacularly Lush Landscapes on Discarded Trash

Mariah Reading canvasses national parks and turns hubcaps, pants, and more into works of art.

Bailey Berg March 22, 2021

Home sweet home?

Snails, Leeches, and Other Critters Are Right at Home on River Trash

Garbage doesn't belong in water, but in some of Britain's urban areas, it makes for a surprising habitat.

Jessica Leigh Hester February 11, 2021