Microplastics

Paper or plastic? In a lot of grocery stores, this is an innocent question, but recently it’s become a controversial…

A team of researchers set out on an Expedition around the Arctic Ocean to prove what scientists have long suspected:…

Pollution

A candy wrapper, plastic bags, car parts, packing materials, and fishing gear… it sounds like a list of things you…

Biology

For over 100 years, plastic has been integrated into our everyday lives. It has been used to make life better…

Book Review

Microplastics + pharmaceuticals in your pee + increased temperatures = trouble for some fish

Do Mother Nature a solid with these helpful tips & tricks to go green today!

Trillions of tiny plastic fragments are floating in the Earth’s ocean. These microplastics can attract organic pollutants, be ingested by…

Chemistry

Tiny shards and fibers of plastic termed “microplastics” accumulate in seafood with unknown consequences for human health. Now, they’re turning…

Zooplankton, the tiny animals that make up the base of marine food webs, are ingesting microplastics. Given the widespread abundance…

Scientists find microplastic pieces in the intestines of a baleen whale for the first time.

The dangerous diet fad among marine organisms is spreading! New study shows corals consume microplastics.

Multiyear sea ice formation in the Arctic Sea uptakes microplastics from seawater, effectively acting as a sink for these man-made…

Pollution

Seafood is an important part of people’s diets worldwide, so it is crucial to understand the presence of microplastics in…

There’s been a lot of news floating around about “The Great Pacific Garbage Patch”, the region of the Pacific Ocean…

Microplastics constitute the large majority of plastic pollution in our global oceans. Microplastic fibers are small fibers that might not…