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Business Jan 4, 2019

Apple's bombshell and the trillion-dollar question

Apple's bombshell news—a sharply weaker revenue outlook and lower iPhone sales—has raised questions over the future of the California giant, which until recently had been seen as the undisputed innovation leader in the ...

Consumer & Gadgets Jan 3, 2019

Apple's bombshell and the trillion-dollar question

Apple's bombshell news—a sharply weaker revenue outlook and lower iPhone sales—has raised questions over the future of the California giant, which until recently had been seen as the undisputed innovation leader in the ...

Bio & Medicine Dec 3, 2018

Billions of nanoplastics accumulate in marine organisms within six hours

A ground-breaking study has shown it takes a matter of hours for billions of minute plastic nanoparticles to become embedded throughout the major organs of a marine organism.

Environment Nov 16, 2018

Study describes presence of textile microfibers in south European marine floors

A study led by researchers of the University of Barcelona quantifies the presence of textile microfibers in south European marine floors from the Cantabrian Sea to the Black Sea. The study has analysed the amount of these ...

Environment Nov 8, 2018

From 'trivial issue' to primetime TV—a researcher's journey through plastic

It is a rare TV programme that has the instant impact of David Attenborough's Blue Planet II.

Environment Jun 15, 2018

Who is to blame for marine litter?

Members of the public are more likely to blame the global marine litter crisis on retailers, industry and government, according to new research led by the University of Plymouth.

Environment Jun 1, 2018

Marine litter expert supports efforts to eliminate plastic pollution from the Galapagos Islands

Scientists from the University of Plymouth have joined an international research expedition to the Galapagos Islands in an attempt to reduce the impact of marine litter on the region's wildlife.

Ecology Feb 21, 2018

Enhanced education could help turn the tide on marine litter

Finding a solution to the causes and impacts of marine litter is now widely recognised as one of the major environmental challenges of our time. And one of the key elements required to address the issue is encouraging people ...

Other Feb 13, 2018

Virtual-reality field trips give students advanced adventure

On a February afternoon in a Brooklyn classroom, 16-year-old Taylor Engler came face to face with a cow. But it was all in her head.

Environment Jan 24, 2018

The moral value of wilderness

Let us imagine that humanity has almost died out and only a few people remain. Out of resentment or despair, the survivors cater to their destructive urges by destroying as much of the natural world as they can. They poison ...

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