Seabirds in the Arctic may be removing microplastics from the ocean and dumping them right back on land. “Colonial seabirds could be acting as an important source of microplastic concentration in Arctic environments,” said Madelaine …
National parks like Joshua Tree, Rocky Mountain and the Grand Canyon — places that people generally think of as pristine —are plagued by microplastics, researchers have found. In a recent study published in Science, they …
For the first time, researchers have detected microplastics in the guts of birds of prey. These tiny particles, which may come from clothes, cosmetics or the breakdown of larger plastics — have turned up in …
A group of five-dozen researchers are gathering in Bramerton, Washington, this week to gauge the risk of microplastic pollution in the region and help plan how to respond. “This is an alarm bell that’s going …
After examining scat of South American fur seals (Arctocephalus australis), researchers discovered significant amounts of plastic microfibers in most of the samples. The researchers looked at the scat of 51 female fur seals on Guafo …
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