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The Role of Malawian Youth in Enforcing the Thin Plastic Ban: A Call to Action
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Our brains are filling with more and more microplastics, study shows
A new study shows that microplastics are making their way into our brains, and that their concentrations are rising.
Researchers found a spoon's worth of nanoplastics in human brains — the latest evidence that plastic is accumulating in our bodies
Researchers studied samples of human brains and found high levels of microplastics, but it's unclear how they slip past the ...
Meet The Surfer Who's Been Nominated As A Forbes Entrepreneur Of Impact
A few years ago a mutual friend connected me with James Merrill, innovator and founder of Opolis Optics and StokedPlastics, ...
Human brains found contaminated with Nanoplastics—A growing health concern
A recent study reveals appalling levels of nanoplastics in human brains, which has called into question their possible ...
While plastic dominates human consumption, the global economy will remain hooked on fossil fuels
In early December 2024, hopes for a landmark global treaty to curb plastic pollution were dashed as negotiations in South ...
As global plastic production grows, so does the concentration of microplastics in our brains
They found that the concentrations of particles in kidney and liver samples were comparable, with an average of 433 ...
Science News15h
Plastic shards permeate human brains
Our brains are increasingly plastic. Minuscule shards and flakes of polymers are surprisingly abundant in brain tissue, a study of postmortem brains shows.
The Columbian18h
A new fight is coming over plastic bags
When Oregon banned retailers and restaurants from giving out plastic, single-use checkout bags in 2019, environmental groups hailed it as a big step forward in the fight against plastic waste.
Scenic loch becomes magnet for Scotland's plastic waste
At the head of beautiful Loch Long in Argyll sits one of Scotland's biggest plastic problems. A combination of prevailing ...
Human brain samples contain an entire spoon’s worth of nanoplastics, study says
Human brains today contain 50% more plastic than in 2016, a new study found. Brain of people diagnosed with dementia had the most.
‘Plastics are awesome’: Inside the Energy Department’s partnership with the plastics industry
This story was originally published by Grist with the headline ‘Plastics are awesome’: Inside the Energy Department’s ...