Tag: microplastics
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...
Why ocean pollution is a clear danger to human health
Jacqueline McGlade, UCL and Philip Landrigan, Boston College
Ocean pollution is widespread, worsening, and poses a clear and present...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
