World-first analysis of seabirds who've eaten plastic reveals slow, insidious health impacts
Our new study, published this week in the journal Science Advances, compared changes in 745 proteins found in seabirds with ...
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Birds are building nests out of decades-old plastic trash and it’s a record of the Anthropocene
FIFA World Cup souvenir. A McDonald’s McChicken container from 1996. Decades-old plastic packaging. Look inside the nests of ...
Plastic trash in bird nests documents the Anthropocene epoch
What if expiration dates could tell us more than when something goes bad? Scientists have found that dates on plastic food ...
Plastic Triggered a New Geological Epoch—and the Evidence May Be in Bird Nests
Researchers reconstructed the history of an unusual 30-year-old bird nest based on the expiration dates printed on plastic ...
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Birds are breathing in plastic - what does that mean for us?
Researchers found microscopic plastic particles in bird lungs, raising concerns about air pollution and human health.
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For microplastics in birds, what doesn't kill you causes organ failure
New research shows that ingesting plastic can cause organ dysfunction and other health problems in birds.
Single-use plastics a serious environmental threat | READER COMMENTARY
Moreover, these zoonotic pathogens originating from plastic debris pose a health risk because birds can act as reservoirs for these diseases. It is imperative that we combat single-use plastic and ...
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Birds' nests in Amsterdam are made up of plastic from 30 years ago
Coots' nests in Amsterdam are built using discarded plastic, providing a time capsule into the material's use over the past ...
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Birds’ nests reveal history of the plastic age
Nest researcher Auke-Florian Hiemstra stumbled upon a bird nest that appeared to go back 30 years in time – filled with historical plastics. His discovery of successive layers of plastic in birds’ ...
Organ failure, neurodegenerative diseases in seabirds linked to plastic consumption say scientists
Australian researchers link plastic consumption to organ failure in seabird chicks and say more detailed studies about the ...
How Much Plastic Are You Breathing? Scientists Issue Urgent Warning
A UTA study reveals high levels of microplastics in bird lungs, highlighting concerns about the pollution humans breathe ...