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Leading shipping companies are joining forces to combat ocean plastic pollution through the launch of the Maritime ...

A team from Plastic Odyssey and Unesco have carried out a mission to map plastic waste, test removal methods and establish ...

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Scientists have identified a condition they call plasticosis, caused by ingesting plastic waste, in flesh-footed shearwaters. Patrick Kavanagh/Wikipedia, CC BY As a conservation biologist who studies ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

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Leading shipping companies are joining forces to combat ocean plastic pollution through the launch of the Maritime ...