Sea sick: Plastic garbage in the North Atlantic Ocean skyrocketing
Sure, we all know there's always more fish in the sea. But there's also plenty more plastic garbage.
Sure, we all know there's always more fish in the sea. But there's also plenty more plastic garbage.
Environment
Apr 17, 2019
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Marie Kondo herself couldn't do it any better.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 5, 2019
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The towering heap of rubbish at the Pata-Rat landfill in western Romania has been condemned as an "environmental time bomb" but for many of its neighbours, this putrid mountain of refuse is a livelihood—one they want to ...
Environment
Mar 31, 2019
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A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in Israel has found evidence that suggests rapid climate change might have been a factor in the fall of part of the Byzantine Empire. In their paper published in ...
While the polyester leisure suit was a 1970s mistake, polyester and other synthetic fibers like nylon are still around and are a major contributor to the microplastics load in the environment, according to a Penn State materials ...
Environment
Feb 17, 2019
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Our oceans are littered with plastics. Indeed, we are regularly exposed to images and stories of whales and sea turtles choking to death on plastic trash. Ocean plastic is clearly a problem but what is the solution?
Environment
Feb 1, 2019
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A group of young Japanese snap selfies as they knock back a few drinks on a Friday night. But the backdrop to their photos is a mechanical claw stuffed with trash.
Environment
Jan 29, 2019
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Last summer, I volunteered in Indonesia on the islands of Simeulue and Bangkaru. During this unique opportunity, I helped to monitor and protect the local green sea turtle population, and I witnessed firsthand the effects ...
Environment
Jan 9, 2019
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Trash, particularly plastic, in the ocean and along the shoreline is an economic, environmental, human health, and aesthetic problem causing serious challenges to coastal communities around the world, including the Gulf of ...
Environment
Dec 28, 2018
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A floating device sent to corral a swirling island of trash between California and Hawaii has not swept up any plastic waste—but the young innovator behind the project said Monday that a fix was in the works.
Environment
Dec 18, 2018
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