2 results for "microplastics"
🌍 Planet WinsScientists solve ocean plastic mystery with farm discovery
Researchers traced farm fertilizer coatings to beaches, solving part of the "missing ocean plastic" puzzle. The finding could help prevent millions of microplastic particles from entering our seas.
🧘 Health & WellnessFiddler Crabs Break Down Microplastics in Polluted Forest
Scientists discovered that fiddler crabs in Colombia's polluted mangrove forests are breaking down microplastics at record rates, absorbing 16 times the concentration found in soil. While not a cure-all, the discovery reveals how nature adapts to human-made challenges in unexpected ways.