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They then simulated nearly 7.7 million bits of plastic distributed across the sea and tracked their virtual paths to depths as great as about half a mile.
A new study finds there are 27 million metric tons of invisible plastic particles in the North Atlantic alone.
Leaders from around the world have gathered in Busan, South Korea this week in hopes of finally striking a global treaty to reduce the world’s growing level of plastic pollution. Negotiations ...
Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 million metric tons of nanoplastics are spread across just the top layer of ...
Even if plastic pollution stopped tomorrow, turtles would be dealing with the repercussions for centuries—at least.
Going plastic-free entails constant small decisions and complications throughout every day — and finding workarounds for nearly every purchase.
How a Viral Video of a Sea Turtle Sparked Plastic Straw Bans For years, marine biologists have called for a ban on plastics, having witnessed firsthand the devastating impact on marine life ...
Campaigners from Greenpeace UK have retrieved hundreds of pieces of plastic from clusters of seaweed floating in the Sargasso Sea in the Atlantic Ocean.
Where does the ‘missing plastic’ in our oceans go? Bacteria eat some of it, scientists have found. Around 12 million tonnes of plastic enter the oceans every single year.
President Trump has signed an executive order decrying the "irrational campaign against plastic straws" and directing federal agencies to stop buying paper straws.
They then simulated nearly 7.7 million bits of plastic distributed across the sea and tracked their virtual paths to depths as great as about half a mile. Their results suggested that the slower the ...
Going plastic-free entails constant small decisions and complications throughout every day — and finding workarounds for nearly every purchase.