Minuscule plastic particles in the lungs of pregnant rodents pass quickly into the hearts, minds and different organs of their embryos, research shows. It is the primary examination in a live warm blooded creature to show that the placenta doesn’t impede such particles. The examinations likewise showed that the rodent babies presented to the particles […]
Microplastic pollution has reached every part of the planet — KRISHNA KUMAR SINGH
The Revelator reports A new study reveals that certain kinds of fish are more likely to have ingested plastic — including hundreds of species people depend on for food. Read about study at New Research Shows Just How Many Fish Are Eating Plastic • The Revelator
How Many Fish Are Eating Plastic — Natural History Wanderings
Center for Biological Diversity News Release WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity released transition recommendations today detailing key actions the incoming Biden administration can take to address the extinction crisis and climate change without waiting on a divided Congress. The report starts by recommending that President Biden rescind every single Trump executive order and other […]
50 Critical Environmental Reforms President Biden Can Enact Without Congress — Natural History Wanderings
Microplastics can modify the conduct of fish, with those that ingest the poisons liable to be bolder, more dynamic and swim in hazardous territories where they kick the bucket as a group, as per another examination. The endurance hazard presented by microplastics is likewise exacerbated by corrupting coral reefs, as biting the dust corals make […]
Fish that eat microplastics face more challenges, study shows — KRISHNA KUMAR SINGH
This 17 March 2018 video is called Mealworms & Superworms Can Digest Styrofoam? with Eddy Garcia. From the American Chemical Society in the USA: Superworms digest plastic, with help from their bacterial sidekicks May 27, 2020 Resembling giant mealworms, superworms (Zophobas atratus) are beetle larvae that are often sold in pet stores as feed for […]
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The Interceptor 004, a vessel that will gather plastics o the Ozama River and prevent them from reaching the Caribbean Sea, has already set sail for the Dominican Republic from Rotterdam port in the Netherlands. The NGO Countries Under The Ocean Cleanup, which donated the vessel, tweeted the announcement. “Last night in Rotterdam, we said […]
via Plastics-gatherer vessel sets sail for Dominican river — Repeating Islands
A report by Palko Karasz for the New York Times. Come for the beaches, say tourism ads for the Dominican Republic. But it has some beaches you might want to skip right now. The Caribbean nation is known for sapphire seas and ivory beaches, but it is grappling with waves of garbage washing up on […]
via Wave After Wave of Garbage Hits the Dominican Republic — Repeating Islands
ScienceDaily Researchers studied recent extinctions from climate change to estimate the loss of plant and animal species by 2070. Their results suggest that as many as one in three species could face extinction unless warming is reduced. Read article at One-third of plant and animal species could be gone in 50 years — ScienceDaily
via One-third of plant and animal species could be gone in 50 years — Natural History Wanderings
To continue with the theme of getting ready and getting pretty, let’s have a quick re-visit to our “toilette.” The French refer to the “toilette” as the act of dressing or grooming oneself. Daily….we can only hope…. Remember Dear Reader, we are not going for perfect. Perfect doesn’t exist. We are looking for better. Better […]
