Microplastics

nurdles and plastics on beach in India after a shipwreck

No One Knows How to Handle Nurdle Spills

A year after a shipwreck flooded India’s beaches with tiny plastic pieces, scientists fear the environmental damage has just begun.

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microplastics in the sand
Better Living Through Biochemistry

Scientists are creating custom microbiomes to clean up microplastics, restore trashed agricultural soil, and solve other environmental problems.

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A Home Made of Microplastics

Caddisfly cases from museum collections reveal that microplastics infiltrated “pristine” freshwater environments far earlier than suspected.