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Despite careful preservation efforts, researchers have discovered at least 16 different types of microplastics infiltrating a 2nd-century archeological site in York, UK, up to 7 meters (23 feet) deep. ....
Economic psychology professor discusses his first book, The Theory of Everyone, lessons learnt from a peripatetic childhood and how a need to ‘manage risks’ as an undergraduate inspired his multidisciplinary approach ....
We first started looking for microplastics in mussels. As filter feeders they are often used by scientists to provide a snapshot of the level of contaminants in the marine environment. Our goal was to find out whether the mussels were taking up microplastics from the seawater, where we know levels can be high, as well as via seafood to humans. We found microplastics in every single mussel we tested. ....