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We ingest plastics every minute of the day

There is no escape from them as they are in the air we breathe and in the everyday products we use.

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How much plastic are we ingesting?

Measuring microplastics in humans is challenging but researchers already have preliminary figures.

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Plastics in bowels a sign we need to change

To reduce the threat of microplastics in our bodies, we need to reduce the use of plastics in the environment.

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The microplastics time-bomb in our bodies

Scientists are warning against grave long-term consequences.

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The mysterious danger of microplastics

There’s a lot to learn about the health effects of microplastics, but as humans consume more of it there is intensifying urgency to uncover the full picture.

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Giving rights to nature will not stop environmental damage

Giving legal rights to rivers and trees is touted as a potential solution to environmental damage. But history suggests its effect will be minor.

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COP27

Adaptation, mitigation, and negotiation will be on the agenda as the world gathers in Sharm el-Sheikh for the 27th Conference of the Parties climate meeting.

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Tackling air pollution at a global scale

Air pollution has no respect for borders. Regional agreements can only go so far. The world needs a global agreement.

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The Pacific faces a radioactive future

Japan plans to dump radioactive water from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean, but its effects on Pacific nations are not clear.

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The wrap on food waste

As the world faces a growing food crisis, scientists are investigating how we can waste less of it.

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Plastic packaging has an evil twin

The problem of too much plastic packaging will not be solved without addressing its larger twin: food waste.

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