Photo caption: A Pacific mole crab, or sandcrab, in an aquarium jar with researcher Dorothy Horn in the background. (Photo courtesy of Dorothy Horn)
The Latest Updates from Bing News & Google News
Go deeper with Bing News on:
Microplastics
- Microplastics can carry vomiting viruses in fresh water for up to 3 days
People have been falling ill after swimming in fresh waters, UK researchers reported. They found microplastics are acting as a "lifeboat" for viruses.
- Viruses can remain infectious on microplastics for three days
The study, published in Environmental Pollution, is the first to prove that certain viruses can stay infectious by attaching themselves to plastics in a freshwater environment. “We found that viruses ...
- Microplastics Help Viruses Spread Farther, Last Longer, Study Shows
Microplastics that get seemingly everywhere in the world’s water supply also help dangerous viruses spread by giving them a free ride for days, new research shows. “We found that viruses can attach to ...
- New UM study finds microplastics increasing in Flathead Lake
Through routes like river runoff or simply washing your clothes, microplastics are accumulating in water, creating a toxic threat toward humans and ecosystems.
- Bionic Fish May One Day Gobble Up Ocean Microplastics
Help may be on the way in the form of a newly created “soft robotics” fish designed to grab up all this polymer pollution, at least from the ocean. At 13 millimeters (about a half-inch) long, the robo ...
Go deeper with Google Headlines on:
Microplastics
Go deeper with Bing News on:
Plastic microfibers
- UN Ocean Conference 2022: Ocean pollution like all forms of pollution must be prevented
Opinion - Our Ocean is the planet's largest ecosystem, regulating the climate, and providing livelihoods for billions. But its health is in danger, writes Anthony Talouli, Director of Waste Management ...
- Green Corner: Plastic and microplastic pollution
God’s green earth is suffocating from harmful plastic pollution — yet another harmful byproduct of fossil fuels. Microplastics (5 mm or less, typically only the size of a grain of ...
- Why Fabric Choice Matters in Combating Microplastic Pollution in the Oceans and Waters
Cotton fibers break down faster in land and waterCARY, N.C., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- From research journals and news headlines to social ...
- The Plastic Pandemonium: A Bodily Experience
As plastic consumption continues to rise, the human body is becoming increasingly plasticized. Recent discoveries of plastic waste particles in human blood and lungs have opened up speculation of ...
- Here’s How Long it Takes for Plastic Bottles to Break Down in the Ocean
You may never look at the bottle of water the same way again. The post Here’s How Long it Takes for Plastic Bottles to Break Down in the Ocean appeared first on Reader's Digest.