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More Than 1,200 Marine Animal Species Eat Plastic. Ingesting Even a Tiny Amount Can Kill Them, a New Study Suggests
Researchers examined more than 10,000 animal autopsies to figure out how much plastic is too much for ocean wildlife ...
Scientists analyzed thousands of autopsies of seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals and found that even small amounts of ...
Marine animals inevitably eat what we toss in the ocean, including pervasive plastics—but how much is too much?
A new study shows that very small amounts of plastic can kill marine animals and that fragments now appear in common foods ...
Plastic pollution harms marine life and ecosystems. Discover easy ways to cut plastic waste and join the call for a global ...
A study by the University of Portsmouth has revealed for the first time the extent of the devastating impact of plastic ...
The ocean is awash with plastic— more than 171 trillion pieces, scientists have estimated, and growing all the time. Animals ...
Deep-diving toothed whales wash up dead with stomachs full of plastic and prey alike. Their built-in sonar likely can’t tell the difference. Two adult sperm whales swim side by side in Dominica. The ...
Plastic pollution is a severe problem around the globe as it continues to harm our environment and daily lives. But what are our city and state doing to help fix this global issue? Globally, the world ...
Sometimes our most serious problems end up being the things right in front of us. I’m talking about plastic pollution. It is nearly impossible to escape. We see it everywhere. Plastics are prevalent ...
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