Tag: microplastics
Scientists may be overestimating the amount of microplastics in the environment...
Anne McNeil, University of Michigan and Madeline Clough, University of Michigan
It seems like every day a new study...
What’s that microplastic? Advances in machine learning are making identifying plastics...
Ambuj Tewari, University of Michigan
Microplastics – the tiny particles of plastic shed when litter breaks down – are...
Tiny water-walking bugs provide scientists with insights on how microplastics are...
Andrew Dickerson, University of Tennessee
Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that can cause big problems when they enter the...
Laundry is a top source of microplastic pollution – here’s how...
Judith Weis, Rutgers University - Newark
Microplastics are turning up everywhere, from remote mountain tops to deep ocean trenches....
Protecting the ocean: 5 essential reads on invasive species, overfishing and...
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation
Humans rely on the ocean for many things, including food, jobs, recreation and stabilization of...
Disease-causing parasites can hitch a ride on plastics and potentially spread...
Karen Shapiro, University of California, Davis and Emma Zhang, University of California, Davis
Typically...
Plastic pollution is a global problem – here’s how to design...
Sarah J. Morath, Wake Forest University
Plastic pollution is accumulating worldwide, on land and in the oceans. According to...
Hundreds of fish species, including many that humans eat, are consuming...
Alexandra McInturf, University of California, Davis and Matthew Savoca, Stanford University
Trillions of barely visible pieces of plastic are...
EXPLORING NATURE
Most people do not realize when a personal message they receive...
Andras Molnar, University of Michigan
Two new experiments show that most people do not even consider that a personal...
