This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. In 2019, a toxicologist named Matthew Campen drove into the wilderness of ...
The field of Environmental Science has recently turned its focus towards the pervasive issue of plastic pollution, ...
Recently, I've gone down a slippery, synthetic rabbit hole all about one unsettling buzzword: microplastics. I know plastic is bad for the planet. It's essentially never recycled, and the plastic I ...
Over the past two decades, microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) have been recognized as emerging pollutants, detected ...
At least 31 to 100 "nurdles" were discovered in just two hours by a team of 17 volunteers near East Creek on June 22, 2024. Zebra and quagga mussels, originally found in Eastern Europe and Russia, ...
Discover the urgent environmental problem of ocean plastic pollution in this insightful video. Starting with scientific evidence, we see how microplastics permeate every sample of beach sand across ...
The accumulation and poor management of plastic fibers and particles remains a pressing global issue, with serious consequences for both human health and environmental sustainability. Subscribe to our ...
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — In Uganda’s Mbale district, famous for its production of arabica coffee, a plague of plastic bags locally known as buveera is creeping beyond the city. Why boosting production ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A tiny pellet is harming wildlife and entering our waterways. A new push from nonprofit Environment Texas is aiming to change state water quality standards and reduce the amount of ...
Service members face health risks both while at home and when deployed, and the emerging global threat of micro- and nanoplastics, or MNPs, may have long-term impacts on their health. "We’re beginning ...
This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption & Production. Nano- and micro-plastics represent an urgent and rapidly growing field of research at the ...