The first-ever chemical analysis of plastic collected from beaches around Lake Geneva detected cadmium, mercury and lead—sometimes in very high concentrations that exceed the maximum permitted under EU law. The abundance ...
Environment
Apr 3, 2018
0
52
Coral reefs are not getting a break. On top of climate change and bleaching, now tonnes of plastic trash are making them sick.
Environment
Mar 8, 2018
0
32
The Red Sea has relatively low amounts of floating plastic debris in its surface waters due to fewer sources or faster removal.
Environment
Jan 8, 2018
0
32
A single plastic carrier bag could be shredded by marine organisms into around 1.75million microscopic fragments, according to new research.
Environment
Dec 8, 2017
0
5
Must we always talk for victory, and never once for truth, for comfort, and joy – Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Environment
Nov 24, 2017
1
8
Scientists have long known that marine animals mistakenly eat plastic debris because the tiny bits of floating plastic might look like prey.
Environment
Oct 24, 2017
0
71
The 2011 Japanese tsunami set the stage for something unprecedented. For the first time in recorded history, scientists have detected entire communities of coastal species crossing the ocean by floating on makeshift rafts. ...
Environment
Sep 28, 2017
0
743
As you bite into a delicious piece of fish, you probably don't think about what the fish itself ate – but perhaps you should. Over 50 species of fish have been found to consume plastic trash at sea. This is bad news, not ...
Environment
Aug 16, 2017
0
23
'Omnipresent' signs demonstrating the effects of human impact on England's landscape have been revealed by researchers from the University of Leicester.
Earth Sciences
Jul 28, 2017
2
111
The levels of microplastic particles accumulating in the Antarctic are much worse than expected, a team of experts has warned.
Environment
Jun 19, 2017
0
241
