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Shells to surfboards: how wildlife has adapted to plastic

A hermit crab trundles across a beach in Japan's Okinawa, carrying its home on its back: not a shell, but a disintegrating plastic yellow measuring spoon......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagOct 31st, 2024

Earliest fish-trapping facility in Central America discovered in Maya lowlands

An archaeologist from the University of New Hampshire and her team have collected data which indicates the presence of a large-scale pre-Columbian fish-trapping facility. Discovered in the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary (CTWS), the largest inland we.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 23rd, 2024

"Moment of truth" for world-first plastic pollution treaty

Plastic pollution litters our seas, our air and even our bodies, but negotiators face an uphill battle next week to agree on the world's first treaty aimed at ending the problem......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

Durable supramolecular plastic is fully ocean-degradable and doesn"t generate microplastics

Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) have developed a new durable plastic that won't pollute our oceans. The new material is as strong as conventional plastics and biodegradable, but what makes it spec.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Plastic reduces krill"s ability to remove carbon in the deep ocean, marine ecologists find

New research shows that increased levels of plastic pollution in the Southern Ocean could reduce the ability of Antarctic krill, a tiny shrimp-like crustacean, to help take CO2 from the atmosphere. The results are published this month in the journal.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Heart cockles have windows in their shells to let in light for symbiotic algae

A team of marine biologists, ecologists and evolutionary specialists from the University of Chicago, Stanford University and Duke University has found that heart cockles have windows in their shells to allow in light needed by the algae that live ins.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

"Will you buy fewer plastic bottles?" A simple question can change our behavior

The bottled water market has seen explosive growth—up 73% over the last decade—making it one of the fastest-growing industries globally. However, this growth comes at a significant environmental cost. Plastic waste, greenhouse gas emissions from.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

“Windows 365 Link” is Microsoft’s $349 thin client for Windows in the cloud

Small, plastic thin client is Microsoft’s first “Cloud PC,” launches in April. Microsoft is announcing some new hardware today, but it’s a bit different from a typical Sur.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Study shows climate change is hindering aspen tree maturity

Warming temperatures continuously impact mankind, wildlife, major corporations and propositions at all levels of government, but for Flagstaff forests, climate change is a catalyst for countless structural, compositional and external shifts that new.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Ranchers again ask Colorado wildlife officials to delay release of next round of wolves

Colorado ranchers are renewing their demand for state wildlife officials to delay the release of more wolves until they finalize more programs to prevent attacks on livestock......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 18th, 2024

Drought across the U.S., H5N1 in Canada and Uranus Data Reevaluated

A serious bird flu infection in Canada, a troubling projection of future plastic waste and dispatches from a global climate convention......»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsNov 18th, 2024

Community protected by law on coast of Southeast Brazil is threatened by litter tourists leave on beach

A study conducted by researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) found high levels of contamination on Perequê Beach in Guarujá, a city on the coast of São Paulo state, Brazil, with plastic litter and cigarette butts predominatin.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Study finds four global policies could eliminate >90% of plastic waste and 30% of linked carbon emissions by 2050

A study released in Science determines that just four policies can reduce mismanaged plastic waste—plastic that isn't recycled or properly disposed of and ends up as pollution—by 91% and plastic-related greenhouse gases by one-third......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Asus ROG Falchion Ace HFX review: too expensive for plastic

Asus finally has a Hall Effect keyboard with the Falchion Ace HFX, but its high price and all-plastic build hold the keyboard back......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Prime time for cicadas: What a once-in-1,547-year bug population surge tells us about the nature of reality

It's a big year in America—for wildlife as well as for politics. I'm talking about periodical cicadas......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

New type of weather radiosonde can find its way back to where it was launched

Some 80% of weather radiosondes—remote measurement instruments containing plastic, batteries and electronic parts—end up lost in nature after one flight. But a startup created by an EPFL master's student is set to change that with a new, ultra-li.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Uncovering health impacts of forever chemicals on freshwater turtles

A study in Science of the Total Environment has measured concentrations of PFAS—also known as forever chemicals—in Australian wildlife, following an analysis of freshwater turtle (Emydura macquarii macquarii) populations in Queensland......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Research uncovers how barred owls interact with urban areas and why it matters

Novel research published in Ornithological Applications has revealed noteworthy insights into how barred owls (Strix varia) interact with urban environments, with implications for both wildlife conservation and urban planning......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Microbial-based plastic shows potential for replacing PET bottles

Currently, the world is suffering from environmental problems caused by plastic waste. A KAIST research team has succeeded in producing a microbial-based plastic that is biodegradable and can replace existing PET bottles......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Transforming polyethylene: From functionalization to antibacterial properties for sustainable applications

Polyethylene (PE) is one of the most widely used and versatile plastic materials globally, prized for its cost-effectiveness, lightweight properties and ease of formability. These characteristics make PE indispensable across a broad spectrum of appli.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024

Leeches are making a medical comeback—here"s why we should celebrate it

As we tidy away the Dracula capes and glow-in-the-dark plastic fangs for another winter, one notorious blood sucker has had a particularly good year......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024