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Plastic Pollution

nurdles and plastics on beach in India after a shipwreck

No One Knows How to Handle Nurdle Spills

By Kamala Thiagarajan
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News
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June 11, 2026

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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a young green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Sink or Swim
By Richard Carey
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Spotlight
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October 18, 2016

When its partially eaten prey starts to lose buoyancy, a young green sea turtle struggles to hold on to its lunch.

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