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Scientists have designed reusable nano-sized reactors — called nanocoils — that can trigger microplastic breakdown. The work could someday be applied to wastewater, cutting off the flow of microplastics before they are flushed into the environment. Photo by REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Science Jul 31

This new nanotech could help clean up Earth’s microplastics

By Berly McCoy

Episode Sep 23

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On this edition for Sunday, Sept. 23, President Trump prepares to address world leaders at the UN General Assembly, and scientists study the impact of microplastics on humans and the environment. Also, architects cite human rights violations in a campaign…

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Science Mar 22

A sea turtle entangled in a ghost net. Photo by Francis Perez
Great Pacific Garbage Patch weighs more than 43,000 cars and is much larger than we thought

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch weighs 87,000 tons -- 16 times more than previous estimates -- and contains more than 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic, according to a new analysis.

By Nsikan Akpan

Science Feb 18

From drugged oysters to birds full of plastic, oceans are feeling the burden of pollution

Scientists are finding a growing presence of pharmaceuticals, small pieces of plastic and household chemicals in the bodies of Pacific razor clams, Pacific oysters and remote seabirds.

By Danielle Venton, KQED

Science Aug 17

A giant larvacean (the blue, tadpole-like animal) beats its tails, pumping water and microplastic beads (red dots) through its inner filter. Photo by MBARI
Giant plankton eat and transport plastic through the ocean

Giant larvaceans -- bizarre and beautiful zooplankton -- can transport ocean plastic and may introduce it into the food chain.

By Roni Dengler

May 15

This tiny island with no humans is getting buried in plastic trash

By Nsikan Akpan

Henderson Island, a remote locale in the South Pacific, is covered with 37.7 million pieces of plastic debris -- the highest density ever recorded in the world for a beach.

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Jun 24

Gigantic, floating screen sets course to sift plastic from oceans

By Knvul Sheikh, Scientific American

If the prototype is successful, a full-scale 100-kilometer-long barrier will be strung out in the Pacific Ocean to collect some 68 million kilograms of floating plastic and trash.

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Jun 06

Bellies full of microplastic rob baby fish of their basic instincts

By Nsikan Akpan

European perch stuff themselves with microplastics rather than natural food, derailing their development, according to new research from Sweden.

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