Playground by Richard Powers – an electrifyingly beautiful tale of tech and the ocean − the Guardian
The wonders of oceanic life shine through in a magical book that is at once Anthropocene novel, disquieting AI thriller, postcolonial allegory and a portrait of friendship…
Microplastics now pollute remote Chagos manta ray feeding areas – Oceanographic
The findings raise real concern among scientists over the growing pressures faced by reef manta rays – a filter feeding species – now at growing risk of ingesting microplastics and suffering the, as yet, not-fully-determined physical consequences.