Friday, June 13, 2025

Tag: microplastics

The Atlantic Ocean contains at least 10 times more plastic pollution...

Hopefully, with this new research, policymakers can make moves to stop plastic pollution that is harming marine life, the environment, and ultimately us.

Scientist find microplastics in human organs giving activists more ammo to...

“It would be naive to believe there is plastic everywhere but just not in us.”

Seafood study finds plastic in 100% of samples

"From the edible marine species tested, sardines had the highest plastic content, which was a surprising result."

‘Our life is plasticized’: New research shows microplastics in our food,...

“Now is the time when a world historical revolution would be possible, when the people of the world could unite to change the system as a whole.”

New study finds underestimation of microplastics in ocean—concentration far greater

A new study estimated the concentration of microplastics in the ocean to be far greater than previously determined.

Microplastics found in Antarctic sea ice samples for first time, scientists...

The researchers conclude that the findings present a "crucial need for stringent methods" when it comes to both to recovering and measuring microplastic particles from polar regions.

Just one tea bag can release billions of microscopic plastic particles...

From Arctic snow to the deep sea, microplastics have been found in some unusual places. Now, it turns out they could be lurking at the bottom of...

Dangerous levels of plastic found in children’s bodies finds new study

"It can't be that every fourth child between three and five years old is so heavily burdened with chemicals that long-term damage cannot safely be ruled out."

Microplastics in every bite: News study confirms human consumption of plastic

A new study confirms that on average, humans consume 50,000 bits of plastic a year and inhales nearly the same amount.

Microplastics are blowing in the wind: New Study shows plastic pollution...

"They're a brand new [type of] pollution, but there's so much of it and it's increasing so fast that it's something we really need to start learning about."

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Senator tackled and cuffed at DHS press event in LA as Trump-era immigration crackdown...

Sen. Alex Padilla was violently removed and handcuffed while attempting to question DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, drawing widespread condemnation and fueling fears of growing authoritarianism.

New study confirms glyphosate causes cancer at EU ‘safe’ exposure levels in lab animals

Even at the EU’s Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI), the study shows that glyphosate and its formulations have carcinogenic potential.

Rethinking climate action: A new guideline for planetary health

A new framework for planetary health reveals that our Industrial Age mindset—not human needs—is the real driver of environmental collapse.

Factory farms and the next pandemic: How industrial animal agriculture fuels global health threats

Zoonotic diseases linked to factory farming raise pandemic risks, but food tech innovations offer a safer alternative.

‘Starvation by design’: Over 55,000 killed in Gaza as Israeli forces fire on civilians...

Palestinians seeking food at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites are being killed and injured in rising numbers, as Israel enforces a siege that aid experts and survivors say is deliberately fueling chaos, displacement, and starvation.