nature
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For Every Person on Earth, There Are 21,000 Pieces of Plastic in the Ocean
An analysis of global plastic data over the past four decades, published in the journal PLOS ONE, found that there’s now an estimated 170 trillion plastic particles — more than 2.2 million tons — floating in the world’s oceans. That number saw a sharp increase in the past 15 years, dovetailing, the researchers found, with…
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Tons of Dead Fish Wash Up in Florida Amid ‘Red Tide’
People and fish alike along Florida’s west coast are feeling the effects of an ongoing red tide. The toxic algae bloom is making both humans and sea life sick as it persists along nearly 241 km of the Sunshine State’s coastline.
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Guy Embezzles Cool $AU13 Million From Poop-to-Energy Ponzi Scheme
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A guy embezzled nearly $US9 ($AU13) million by convincing investors he was turning cow poop into green energy — and then not building any of the machines at all.
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Alarmed by Satellite Constellations, Astronomers Petition the UN for Help
Astronomers looking up at the night skies have started to feel the effects of the growing number of satellites swarming Earth orbit, and they want to do something about it before it’s too late. An international group of astronomy organisations have banded together to petition the United Nations, asking it to form a group that…