There are trillions of microplastic particles, ranging in size from about one micrometer to a few millimeters, on Earth. Many of these particles end up in the oceans, where they disrupt nutrient cycles, are ingested by marine ...
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Apr 7, 2025
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For more than two years, the UN member states have been trying to agree on a plastics treaty that includes globally binding measures against plastic pollution. In August, negotiations to reach an agreement will continue in ...
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Apr 7, 2025
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The winter growth period for sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is now over, with levels at a record low. The winter ice extent on 21 March 2025 was lower than at any time since continuous satellite recording began in 1979.
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Apr 7, 2025
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You're probably reading this article on a device assembled in Asia, using materials shipped there from all around the world. After it was made, your phone or laptop most likely traveled to your country on a huge ship powered ...
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Apr 7, 2025
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In July 2022, dramatic thunderstorms swept across the central United States, drenching the region and causing historic flash flooding. The heaviest rain fell on the greater St. Louis metropolitan area July 26 and then moved ...
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Apr 7, 2025
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Rising sea levels, stronger storms and increased erosion are making life on the coast riskier and more unpredictable. For potential buyers or renters, particularly in the wake of another winter of storms and flooding, questions ...
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Apr 7, 2025
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Prodigious siblings can be annoying. All too often, they steal the spotlight and cast behind them an infuriating shadow of achievement and high expectation. The same is true in mineralogy, where some minerals have long existed ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 7, 2025
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A worryingly wide range of chemical pollutants has been found by researchers studying two of the U.K.'s south-coast harbors, raising concerns about the impact on wildlife and the human activities responsible for this contamination.
Environment
Apr 7, 2025
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Coastal sites subsiding at rates of up to 10 mm/year, making them more vulnerable to sea-level rise, have been pinpointed in new high-resolution maps of five major urban centers.
Earth Sciences
Apr 7, 2025
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Spring is the time of year when my friends remember what a strange job I have, because a stripy insect has just appeared in their kitchen and they are panicking. "It's huge!" one squeals. "Help! What do I do? I swear it's ...
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Apr 7, 2025
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