Beach pollution is a pressing global issue, with numerous shorelines suffering from contamination due to human activit ...
Grandly christened the Plastic Odyssey, this 40-metre long “floating laboratory” is a three-and-half year expedition that set ...
Penn State scientists found microplastics dating back to the 1950s buried in the sediments of a river, two creeks and a lake.
Now the same team, along with their colleagues, have found signs of dementia-like brain damage, kidney and liver dysfunction, ...
We don’t want plastic in the ocean. Most plastic degrades slowly and we have all seen pictures and videos of marine life ...
Can plastic cause brain damage in seabirds? Research shows plastic pollution is harming their liver, kidneys, and even memory ...
A study published in ScienceAdviser investigated the physiological effects of plastic ingestion in seabird chicks, ...
In seabirds, the evidence is clearer. Nanoplastics have been linked with organ damage in sable shearwaters and are known to ...
Jay Karr Island Packet We don’t want plastic in the ocean ... The environmental costs of plastic pollution are not borne by ...