How is plastic pollution affecting marine animals?

How is plastic pollution affecting marine ani...

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Should artists speak up about Israel-Gaza?

For the first time in a loooong time, Macklemore’s face is probably all over your timeline, alongside Ed Sheeran’s. This week, Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour’s been plunged into chaos after Macklemore was dropped as Ed's support for making pro-Palestinian comments on stage. The other art ...  عرض المزيد

How does it feel to live in a bendy body?

Can being ultra-flexible be a sign of a health condition? Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD) cause joint hypermobility - which is when your joints have greater than normal range of motion. It means you might be able to bend your body in ways others can’t, but it can come with ...  عرض المزيد

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The Trash Trail: Why is there so much plastic in the ocean?
Brains On! Science podcast for kids

We use plastic for all kinds of things, from shampoo bottles to glitter. It’s useful but also a danger, because a lot of plastic is ending up in our oceans, where it’s sucked into swirly twirly whirlpools of garbage. The biggest of these is called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. ...  عرض المزيد

Scientists find shocking levels of plastic pollution
FT News in Focus

Fresh evidence of the pollution that pervades the world’s oceans has come to light with the discovery of huge amounts of debris littering the coastline of some remote islands in the Indian Ocean. Clive Cookson, FT science editor, discusses the evidence and its implications with L ...  عرض المزيد

The stream of plastic pollution: could a global treaty help us turn off the tap?
Science Weekly

Guardian Seascapes reporter Karen McVeigh tells Madeleine Finlay about a recent trip to the Galápagos Islands, where mounds of plastic waste are washing up and causing problems for endemic species. Tackling this kind of waste and the overproduction of plastic were the topics on t ...  عرض المزيد

Is it Time to Ban the Plastic Bottle?
The Inquiry

Every single second, 20,000 single-use drinking bottles are sold around the world. That is more than a million pieces of non-biodegradable rubbish produced every minute. And as demand grows in developing economies, so will the mountains of waste, with much of it ending up in the ...  عرض المزيد