Our oceans are threatened by three major challenges: climate change, overfishing and pollution. Plastic pollution is of growing concern, and has gained international attention from governments, media and large sections of ...
Environment
Jul 25, 2018
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A group of synthetic bacteria that can efficiently turn plastic waste into useful chemicals is presented in Nature Communications. These bacteria could help to tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution and produce valuable ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 27, 2023
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Massive amounts of plastic bits that are dangerous to aquatic life are washing into the oceans and into even the most pristine waters. But how it all gets there from inland cities has not been fully understood. Now scientists ...
Environment
Oct 11, 2017
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Terrestrial hermit crabs are soft-bodied crustaceans that live near water in the world's tropical areas. Without any natural protection of their own, these crabs normally find shelter in discarded mollusk shells. But a number ...
The discovery, by a team from Plymouth University and the UK Marine Biological Association, highlights the growing problem of plastic contamination of marine environments.
Ecology
Jan 21, 2013
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The world's sea floor is littered with an estimated 14 million tonnes of microplastics, broken down from the masses of rubbish entering the oceans every year, according to Australia's national science agency.
Environment
Oct 7, 2020
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What do microplastic filters, fertilisers and fish feed have in common? They can all be produced using jellyfish. At least, that's what one research team has set out to prove as they look into reducing the plastic waste in ...
Environment
Oct 22, 2018
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Single-use plastics might have more inherent value than you think.
Materials Science
Oct 23, 2019
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When we think of mass extinctions, we think of the dinosaurs. Nothing that could happen in the modern era, right?
Environment
Jun 27, 2011
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The dual pressures of climate change and plastic pollution are frequently conflated in the media, in peer-reviewed research and other environmental reporting.
Environment
Oct 22, 2023
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