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

Medicine & Technology Apr 22, 2020

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

Nov 27, 2019

Bars in Italy are starting to use pasta straws to help reduce the use of plastic straws.

Worms are Losing Weight: Food Security Risk

Oct 14, 2019

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

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

Oct 07, 2019

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

Sep 20, 2019

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

Aug 30, 2019

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

Aug 21, 2019

Scientists have discovered plastic waste that is perfectly hidden in plain sight.

Teenager and the Ocean Win Big with Microplastic Extraction Project

Aug 14, 2019

An Irish teenager may have discovered a way to save our oceans from microplastics.

Microplastics are No Match for These Tiny Magnetic Coils

Aug 04, 2019

Magnetic coils of carbon nanotubes release chemicals that would break down microplastics.

Microplastic Mystery: Remote Lakes May Help Unravel It

Jul 20, 2019

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

Jul 18, 2019

Scientists found out that fecal samples from eight people have microplastics in it.

Americans Ingesting More Than 70,000 Microplastic Particles each year, Study Says

Jun 07, 2019

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

May 04, 2019

The plastics apocalypse is very threatening on a very deep level.

Microplastics Travel Through The Wind Cause Massive Devastation

Apr 15, 2019

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

Mar 28, 2019

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