ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATEWith the mounting problem of plastics getting everywhere in the environment, people have been quick to jump at any possible solution - including the use of leafcutter bees.
Waste pickers, or workers that collect plastic waste, have a significant impact on reducing plastic pollution. Twenty years from now, the 'business as usual' scenario will result in over a billion tons of plastic in the air, land, and sea if human behavior will not change.
Oh no! Scientists have discovered microplastics in a block of Antarctic sea ice drilled in 2009. The discovery is proof that human pollution has now reached even the remote areas on Earth, affecting even the tiniest of creatures. Click the link above to read the full story.
Bars in Italy are starting to use pasta straws to help reduce the use of plastic straws. The European Union voted to ban single-use plastic items throughout the EU by 2021 in their effort to cut down on ocean plastic.
Microplastics are practically everywhere, even in the bottled water that you drink. This calls for more awareness on the issue of plastics in the environment.
Scientists have discovered plastic waste that is perfectly hidden in plain sight. As we are well aware, plastic pollution has made its way to the deepest depth of the oceans, the Mariana Trench and has been discovered at the world's highest point, the peak of Mt.
An Irish teenager may have discovered a way to save our oceans from microplastics. Fionn Ferreira is an 18-year old from West Cork, Ireland who was recently awarded 50,000 dollars in educational funding by Google Science Fair for his project that successfully removes microplastics from water.
Magnetic coils of carbon nanotubes release chemicals that would break down microplastics. The effects of plastic in our environment has greatly influenced our way of living.
Scientists found out that fecal samples from eight people have microplastics in it. (Photo: Dantor)Microplastic sperules in toothpaste, about 30 µm in diameter.
The plastics apocalypse is very threatening on a very deep level. Research published in Geochemical Perspectives Letters, details the staggering amount of microplastics found even at the ocean's natural deepest point, the Mariana Trench.
Bacterial scare on the beaches of Singapore National University of Singapore scientists have discovered a biodiverse bacteria thriving on microplastics across Singapore's beaches and coastal regions.