Microplastics in sea turtle nests could cause a dangerous gender imbalance

Microplastics in sea turtle nests could cause a dangerous gender imbalance

Scientists are finding microplastics everywhere they look for them. A new study finds these tiny plastic particles in sea turtle nests on a remote Malaysian island. Researchers warn that microplastics could alter nest temperatures, potentially skewing the sex ratio of incubating turtles that could further endanger species already facing significant challenges. Up to 1,700 green […]

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Wildlife and humans face shared health risks from plastic pollution

Wildlife and humans face shared health risks from plastic pollution

Humans are surrounded by plastic. So are animals. While numerous studies have shown the wide-ranging health effects in humans linked to plastic, very few have looked at how plastic, especially microplastic, impacts wildlife. That’s beginning to change, contributor Sharon Guynup reports for Mongabay. “Plastic pollution has been found on every continent and in every ocean, […]

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Microplastics are sickening and killing wildlife, disrupting Earth systems

Microplastics are sickening and killing wildlife, disrupting Earth systems

Bottlenose dolphins leapt and torpedoed through the shallow turquoise waters off Florida’s Sarasota Bay. Then, a research team moved in, quickly corralling the small pod in a large net. With the speed of a race car pit crew, veterinarians, biologists and their assistants examined the animals, checking vital signs while taking skin, blood and other […]

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