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Microplastics found in Antarctic ice shelf
Environment
Plastic is now falling from the skies in the most remote place on earth
By Sophie MellorJune 9, 2022
Ships that turn plastic waste into green fuel may be the only way to save oceans from country-sized garbage patches. A new venture believes it’s invented one
Europe
Ships that turn plastic waste into green fuel may be the only way to save oceans from country-sized garbage patches. A new venture believes it’s invented one
By Bernhard WarnerMay 17, 2022
Microplastics in blood
Health
Tiny particles of plastic have been detected in human blood for the very first time. They can’t be filtered out
By Sophie MellorMarch 24, 2022
Pollution by plastic- 3D Rendering
Health
Microplastic Polluting Rivers and Seas Across the Globe, Says New Research
By Grace DobushMarch 7, 2019
Polar bears on Arctic ice
Energy
NOAA’s 2018 Arctic Report Card: Climate Change Effects Go Far Beyond Ice and Polar Bears
By Brittany ShootDecember 11, 2018
Microplastics
Health
Microplastics Have Been Found in Human Stool for the First Time, Study Says
By Renae ReintsOctober 23, 2018
Bottles of Nestle Pure Life water sit on a market shelf in N
Health
That Bottled Water You’re Drinking May Contain Tiny Particles of Plastic
By David MeyerMarch 15, 2018
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Success
After donating $8 billion, Steve and Connie Ballmer are spinning off their philanthropy so people closest to the work can decide how the money is spentplaceholder alt text
By Sydney LakeAugust 11, 2026
Economy
U.S. Treasury is paying $3 billion a day in interest on national debt, says the CBO—having spent $10 billion to prop up the currency of its top lenderplaceholder alt text
By Eleanor PringleAugust 11, 2026
North America
Google cofounder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he losesplaceholder alt text
By Sasha RogelbergAugust 11, 2026
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