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.
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Environment
Is your wardrobe also accidentally polluting the ocean?
Few people know that your own wardrobe can be a source of micro plastic particles and pollute the ocean. Therefore, buying clothing in sufficient quantities is also a wa…
Science invention
This simple tool can turn plastic bottles into ropes in just a few notes
The device, invented by the French couple Pavel and Ian, has been successfully funded on Kickstarter since 2016 and is currently marketed for about $ 15.
Animal world
Why is plastic a deadly attraction to sea turtles?
Scientists have new evidence to explain why plastic is dangerous to sea turtles: animals confuse the scent of plastic with food.
Environment
Plastic pollution on the highest mountain in Wales
The alarming number of microscopic particles found in a lake on the top of Snowdon is a warning to environmental pollution.
Environment
The new discovery: Caterpillars and their gut bacteria easily digest the most persistent plastic
Each year, people release about 300 million tons of plastic into the environment, transporting them everywhere and dumping in a landfill; most likely the plastic you thr…
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.
Life
The team turns plastic waste into acid that can generate electricity
The work of Nanyang University of Technology (Singapore) is expected to be a solution to the current problem of plastic waste in an environmentally friendly manner.
Discover science
The photo shook in Alaska
The heartbreaking image of young polar bears scrambling for plastic containers shows the dreadful human impact on the environment.
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
Trapping 'bubble' promises to solve the problem of plastic waste in the ocean
An interesting technology is being tested by Dutch scientists, using air bubbles to decompose plastic waste in the ocean.
Environment
Beautiful paving stones from plastic waste
Kazakh designer Enis Akiev has developed a method of turning single-use plastic packaging into tiles by simulating the organic process of rock formation.
New technology
Turn discarded plastic bottles into chemical filters
In a world that seems to be engulfed in plastic bottles, recycling this waste into useful materials will reduce the impact on the environment.
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.
Oceanography
The sperm whale died on the English coast with a plastic sheet in his stomach
A sperm whale, the largest whale found dead and washed up a beach in Wales, England. An autopsy revealed that there were plastic plates and other sea debris in its stoma…