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Chemicals released from plastic disrupt marine microbes
Plastic

Chemicals released from plastic disrupt marine microbes

We know how plastic pieces affect ocean life, but do we think enough about “invisible” chemicals from plastic?
December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 Jiwoon Park
Plastic pollution in the time of COVID-19 pandemic
Pollution

Plastic pollution in the time of COVID-19 pandemic

Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic are not just confined to public health and the economy, they extend to the environment.
December 8, 2021December 7, 2021 Jiwoon Park
Turn down the heat: Climate change and plasticizers affect marine mussels differently depending on sex
Climate Change

Turn down the heat: Climate change and plasticizers affect marine mussels differently depending on sex

How does climate change and plastic chemical additives affect marine organisms?
August 31, 2021September 16, 2021 Hannah Collins
Let them eat plastic – Animals eating microplastic could choke the ocean
Plastic Pollution

Let them eat plastic – Animals eating microplastic could choke the ocean

Plastic pollution may bring to mind big images - dead birds, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and beaches filled with…
April 30, 2021 Kristin Huizenga
Fish feed on ocean plastic… but are they really only eating plastic?
Pollution

Fish feed on ocean plastic… but are they really only eating plastic?

Pretty much any plastic product is made from plastic pellets. However, billions of pellets have now made their way into…
April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 Jiwoon Park
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes in Seahorse Hormones
Biochemistry Biology Ecology Human Health Human impacts Pollution Toxicology

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes in Seahorse Hormones

While we already know that plastics are harmful to the environment, do you ever really think about how they can…
March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 Cierra Braga
Plastic in the ocean chokes albatrosses
Conservation

Plastic in the ocean chokes albatrosses

Albatrosses are amazing wanderers of the ocean, but they are threatened by ocean plastic pollution. Read on to learn more…
February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 Jiwoon Park
‘Out of Sight’ Can’t Mean ‘Out of Mind’
Coastal Management Plastic Pollution

‘Out of Sight’ Can’t Mean ‘Out of Mind’

Surface marine debris and microplastic pollution has received more attention recently—which is great—but there’s another garbage problem we are only…
January 13, 2021 Andrea Schlunk
Biological oceanography Biology Ecology Fisheries Plastic Pollution

Plastics and Colors and Fish, Oh My!

Have you ever wondered what happens to the garbage that ends up in the ocean? Or about what just might…
December 22, 2020 Cierra Braga
Larval fish foraging grounds inundated by plastic pollution
Human impacts

Larval fish foraging grounds inundated by plastic pollution

If the adage "you are what you eat" holds true, we may be in some big trouble. A recent study…
December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 Ashley Marranzino
Microbe Mishap: Microplastic Pollution on the Coast of China
Plastic Pollution

Microbe Mishap: Microplastic Pollution on the Coast of China

Marine plastic pollution has vast negative effects on the environment and human health. Microbes on the plastic may be transferring…
April 24, 2018May 1, 2018 LeAundra Jeffs
Plastics increase disease risks for corals
Conservation Coral Human impacts Plastic Pollution

Plastics increase disease risks for corals

You have probably heard about the troubles coral reefs are facing and about the detrimental effects of plastic pollution in…
February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 Ashley Marranzino
Physical oceanography Plastic Pollution

The end of the line for ocean plastics

A team of researchers set out on an Expedition around the Arctic Ocean to prove what scientists have long suspected:…
May 8, 2017May 8, 2017 Veronica Tamsitt
Plastic Pollution

First evidence of plastic microfibre consumption by deep-sea animals

For the first time ever, scientists have found evidence that deep sea animals are actually consuming plastic microfibres. Read more…
December 7, 2016December 7, 2016 Megan Chen
Pollution

A Junkyard in the Belly of a Whale

A candy wrapper, plastic bags, car parts, packing materials, and fishing gear… it sounds like a list of things you…
October 24, 2016October 24, 2016 Carrie McDonough
Book Review Coastal Management Conservation Hazards Human impacts Methodology Modeling Plastic Pollution Remote Sensing technology

To I.D. Debris: LIDAR as a tool to identify trash on the beach

Scientists may have a new option for figuring out how much debris litters our beaches and what it all is!…
June 8, 2016June 7, 2016 Rebecca Flynn
Human impacts

Go Green for Earth Day!

Do Mother Nature a solid with these helpful tips & tricks to go green today!
April 22, 2016April 21, 2016 Brittney G. Borowiec
Chemistry

Please Pass the Plastic

Tiny shards and fibers of plastic termed “microplastics” accumulate in seafood with unknown consequences for human health. Now, they’re turning…
December 31, 2015December 31, 2015 Carrie McDonough
Biology Human impacts Plastic Pollution

Plankton are eating plastic!

Zooplankton, the tiny animals that make up the base of marine food webs, are ingesting microplastics. Given the widespread abundance…
November 28, 2015 Sean Anderson
Book Review Coral Human impacts Plastic Pollution

Corals consume microplastics! Talk about an unhealthy diet!

The dangerous diet fad among marine organisms is spreading! New study shows corals consume microplastics.
March 26, 2015September 4, 2015 Rebecca Flynn

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