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These Wax Worm Caterpillars Can Devour and Digest Plastic Bags in Just 24 Hours
Scientists held their breath as they cut open the belly of the world’s largest animal. What tumbled out was horrifying: thousands of pieces of plastic weighing 220 pounds. In winter 2019, a young sperm whale died on Luskentyre Beach in Scotland. Plastic bags and nylon fishing nets had clogged the digestive system and starved the…
Teens Make Device That Filters 94% of Microplastic Using Ultrasound
Imagine drinking a glass of water that carries the invisible remnants of grocery bags, synthetic clothes, or broken-down bottles. Now imagine doing that every day—because in a way, you already are. Scientists estimate that the average person unknowingly consumes up to five grams of microplastics each week—the equivalent of swallowing a credit card. These tiny…
New Study Found Microplastics In Every Single Human Semen Sample
We’re surrounded by plastic—water bottles, packaging, everyday conveniences—but what happens when fragments of it become so small, they’re invisible to the naked eye and infiltrate the most intimate corners of our lives? Recent research has uncovered something that’s both startling and deeply unsettling: microplastics, these microscopic pollutants, are not only in the air we breathe…
Japan Has Created a New Plastic That Dissolves in the Sea Within Hours and Enhances Soil Health
In a world where plastic pollution is a pressing environmental crisis, a groundbreaking development by researchers in Japan may just pave the way for a sustainable future. Imagine a plastic that vanishes within hours in the sea and enriches the soil instead of lingering for centuries. This isn’t science fiction; it’s the latest innovation from…