Biology
Detecting insects helps people collect plastic waste
A larvae belonging to the Plumage Wing have adapted to environmental pollution, but this can be traded for their lives.
Micro Plastic
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Oceanography
Detect tremors in the deepest ocean
The researchers said they were shocked by the unprecedentedly high levels of microscopic plastic found on the ocean floor, with 1.9 million pieces in just 1m2.
Environment
Shocking discovery: The amount of plastic in the ocean is over a million times larger than estimated
One study shows just how far the size of plastic waste is bigger than human estimates.
Environment
The ocean contains a huge amount of microscopic plastic
The number of microscopic plastics in the world's oceans is a million times larger than previously thought, according to a new study just published.
Environment
Microplastics threaten the offspring and their food source
Tiny particles of plastic floating on the sea will be eaten by the fry. This can cause a reduction in the amount of fish on Earth, affecting the food chain of animals.
Discover science
Shock detection in ice cores in the Arctic - the most remote waters
Tiny pieces of plastic have been found in ice cores drilled in the Arctic, indicating increasing pollution for marine life in even the most remote waters of the planet.
Science invention
Using a magnetic solution invented by NASA, the 18-year-old found a way to filter micro-plastic from water
Fionn Ferreira received $ 50,000 in prize money from the Google Science Fair. A reward for the effort to save mankind!
Environment
Detecting micro-plastic particles in rainwater, not only lies in the sea
Scientists have recently discovered, in the uninhabited Pyrenees in southern France, rains brought microparticles from the sea, accumulating on clouds and falling into t…
Oceanography
Corals reject shrimp eggs, choose to eat micro-plastic seeds
A single coral can absorb up to 100 micro-plastic fibers and is considered a favorite dish that is poisoning them.
Environment
Each person swallowed at least 50,000 micro-plastic beads every year
Each average person eats at least 50,000 micro-plastic particles a year and inhales a similar amount, according to a new study.
Biology
Mosquitoes are the main cause of microbial contamination of animals?
One of the key factors that infects micro-plastic into the food chain in areas where there has never been this agent before, is probably the mosquito itself.
Environment
90% of salt samples in the world contain micro-plastic
The group of researchers at the Personal Care Products Council - an American industrial organization, analyzed salt samples from 21 European countries, North America, So…
Environment
Recorded micro-plastic concentrations are found in the Arctic
Ice cores concentrated throughout the Arctic Sea show that the micro-plastic concentrations are two to three times higher than the levels previously recorded.
Environment
Most of the world's water is polluted by micro-plastic
Time Magazine on September 6 said that recent research by Orb Media, a global environmental organization, shows 83% of the world's water samples contain micro-plastic fi…
Medicine - Health
Alarm micro plastic beads in beer
This is a particle with a diameter of less than 5 micrometers, broken down from larger pieces of plastic waste and it takes several hundred to several thousand years to…