Microplastics are in human testicles. It’s still not clear how they got there – Grist Magazine
People eat, drink, and breathe in tiny pieces of plastics — but what they do inside the body is still unknown…
The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than scientists thought – Grist Magazine
Miles of seawater are flowing under Thwaites Glacier, undermining an Antarctic ice sheet and threatening rapid sea level rise….
The more plastic companies make, the more they pollute – Grist Magazine
A new study, drawing on five years of data collected across 84 countries, proves what seems self-evident…
What will it take to get companies to embrace reusable packaging? – Grist Magazine
The Philippine capital is the latest city to address rampant plastic pollution through a community-guided protocol.
Climate change is rewiring fish brains — and probably ours, too – Grist Magazine
Acidifying oceans are leading to sensory loss in fish. Scientists fear people might be next…
Reef stars’ restored Indonesia’s blast-damaged corals in just 4 years – Grist Magazine
A community-based approach to restoration combined with an ingenious device can bring back reefs traumatized by dynamite fishing…
Amazon says its plastic packaging can be recycled. An investigation finds it usually isn’t – Grist Magazine
Trackers placed in 93 bundles of Amazon packaging marked for “store drop-off” recycling showed many of them were buried or burned…
Under pressure from activist investors, big brands agree to report and reduce plastics use – Grist Magazine
Shareholder advocacy groups have already won plastics-related concessions from companies including Disney, Hormel, and Choice Hotels…Globally, two garbage trucks’ worth of plastic enter the ocean every minute, and plastics and petrochemical companies are planning to make even more of the material over the coming decades…
Talking about climate change can be awkward. Just ask Tim Robinson – Grist Magazine
Does cringe comedy have anything to teach climate scientists?