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Can 3D-printed, biodegradable, plastic cages help protect Florida's coral from predators?
The "coral defenders" are made of plastic called PHA. Similar to a potato starch, it naturally breaks down when exposed, ...
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From sentimental strings to perilous plastics: What we discard decimates a forest
Imagine you’re driving down a forest road here in Maine, and the driver of the car in front of you throws a bag full of trash out their window. Witnessing this careless act might upset you, but ...
Marine animal strandings in Beaufort prompt warnings on plastic waste and disease risks
Researchers at North Carolina State University are investigating the stranding of three marine animals that washed ashore ...
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Plastics in the World’s Oceans and Food: No Longer an Invisible Killer
In recent years, heart-rending images of dead or dying sea mammals and fish, their stomachs stuffed with plastic, have ...
Plastic bag found in stomach of dead bottlenose dolphin in Beaufort
Mar. 25, 2025, a large, dead bottlenose dolphin was reported on the banks of Deep Creek in the Rachel Carson Estuarine ...
Dead hedgehogs reveal PCB pollution still haunts the environment decades after ban
Researchers have found hedgehog bodies are full of environmental pollutants, including some of the most hazardous to human ...
Surprising number of environmental pollutants found in hedgehogs
Lead, pesticides, brominated flame retardants, plastic additives, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and heavy metals. This is ...
Can we stop plastics from seeping into farm fields, food and eventually human bodies?
Around the world, plastics find their way into farm fields. Climate change makes agricultural plastic, already a necessity ...
9-foot sea creature found dead along NC creek had trash in its stomach, lab says
A dolphin found dead along a coastal North Carolina creek was killed after a discarded plastic bag got lodged in its stomach, according to experts at N.C. State University.