Tags: Microplastics

Leafcutter Bees Using Plastic Might Not Be As Good as Previously Thought

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 11.05.2020 06:00 AM

With 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.

Scientist Forecast Worldwide Plastic Pollution by 2040

1.3 Billion Tons of Plastic Will Be in the Land, Air, and Sea by 2040 If People Don't Change Ways

07.24.2020 06:40 AM

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.

Microplastics Found in the Antarctic Sea Ice; Pollution Harming Creatures at the Base of the Food Chain, Scientists Say

04.22.2020 22:25 PM

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.

Italy is Now Using Pasta Straws to Help Reduce Plastic Waste

11.27.2019 10:10 AM

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.

Worms are Losing Weight: Food Security Risk

10.14.2019 05:51 AM

Worms have been found to lose weight when placed in soil contaminated with microplastics, potentially affecting their role in agriculture.

Microplastics and nanoplastics get mixed in with your tea at brewing points.

Beware of Sipping: Your Cup of Tea Could Be Filled with Microplastics

10.07.2019 06:07 AM

A study shows that grocery-bought plastic teabags release billions of microplastics into your warm cup of tea.

Move Over, Carbon Dating… Plastics Could Potentially Determine the Age of Fossils

09.20.2019 08:39 AM

The increasing buildup of microplastics in the environment could one day lead to determining the age of rocks and fossils.

Microplastics In The Bottled Water: Why It Isn’t Safe

08.30.2019 08:49 AM

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.

Newly Discovered Plastic Waste Looks Just Like Pebbles

08.21.2019 07:24 AM

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.

Teenager and the Ocean Win Big with Microplastic Extraction Project

08.14.2019 08:13 AM

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.

Microplastics are No Match for These Tiny Magnetic Coils

08.04.2019 04:59 AM

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.

Microplastic Mystery: Remote Lakes May Help Unravel It

07.20.2019 08:30 AM

The problem on microplastic remains to be a mystery, but it looks like remote lakes in various parts of the world may help unravel the mystery.

Where Microplastics in the Human Body Come From

07.18.2019 09:35 AM

Scientists found out that fecal samples from eight people have microplastics in it. (Photo: Dantor)Microplastic sperules in toothpaste, about 30 µm in diameter.

Americans Ingesting More Than 70,000 Microplastic Particles Each Year, Study Says

06.07.2019 14:04 PM

Every day we are ingesting tiny, often microscopic pieces of plastic -- "microplastics" -- with our food, beverages and with the very air we breathe.

Earth’s Deepest Point Is Polluted with Plastics Says Scientists

05.04.2019 22:49 PM

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.

Microplastics Travel Through The Wind Cause Massive Devastation

04.15.2019 20:41 PM

How far can these microplastics go when they practically fly with the wind? One can only imagine how far reaching its devastating effects is.

Microplastics Cause Major Problems in the Trenches

03.28.2019 07:58 AM

A team of scientists found man-made microfibers in the stomachs of crustaceans from the deepest trenches in the seas.

Singapore Beaches hounded by microplastics with pathogenic bacteria

02.15.2019 07:58 AM

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.