Scientists have described the disease caused by microplastics
(ORDO NEWS) -- A new disease - "plasticosis" - is associated with the accumulation of…
Amount of microplastics in the Mediterranean has tripled in 20 years
(ORDO NEWS) -- Most of the plastic waste produced by humans ends up in water…
Blue whales eat about 10 million microplastics a day
(ORDO NEWS) -- Marine animals of all sizes inadvertently ingest plastic as tiny particles are…
Microplastics found in plant leaves for the first time
(ORDO NEWS) -- In the studied samples of plant leaves, scientists for the first time…
Viruses on the surface of microplastics are more dangerous
(ORDO NEWS) -- Microplastics are associated with many problems - both for the ecosystems of…
Scientists calculate the amount of microplastics in spider webs
(ORDO NEWS) -- Previously, microplastics have been found in the most unexpected places - from…
Microplastics found in freshly fallen snow in Antarctica
(ORDO NEWS) -- Microplastics continue to penetrate even the most remote corners of the planet.…
Parasites can travel across the ocean on microplastics
(ORDO NEWS) -- Tiny parasites can hitchhike on microplastics floating in the ocean. In the…
Australian blue mussels contaminated with microplastics
(ORDO NEWS) -- In Australia, scientists at Flinders University have found decomposed microplastics in blue…
Scientists have learned how microplastics in the oceans carry pathogens dangerous to humans
(ORDO NEWS) -- The new study, according to its authors, is devoted to an unexplored…
Microplastics first discovered in human placenta
(ORDO NEWS) -- The accumulation of such particles in living organisms and food products is…