Plastic pollution permeates every inch of the ocean – from microplastics in the food chain to plastic water bottles floating on the surface. One of the most famous examples, however, is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This monolith of ocean pollution is made up of all kinds of marine debri...
Versatile, pliable, durable, cheap to produce—and ubiquitous. Plastic is all of that. It is also both a life-saving miracle product and the scourge of the Earth. Here are eight essential facts to keep in mind.
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Plastics don’t have it easy – they come under fire from all sides. A lot of the claims made about the harm to the environment caused by plastic packaging are preconceptions or only half-truths. If plastic is used responsibly and is recycled as frequently as possible after use and for a...
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Where does plastic in the ocean come from? Facts about marine waste and what we can do about plastic pollution to keep our seas clean.
Listing facts about pollution for kids and adults can be discouraging, even depressing. The problems seem too big for one person, but individual decisions do make a difference. Recycle or choose reusable containers. Sweep instead of washing down the driveway. Change porch light bulbs to a less...
Listing facts about pollution for kids and adults can be discouraging, even depressing. The problems seem too big for one person, but individual decisions do make a difference. Recycle or choose reusable containers. Sweep instead of washing down the driveway. Change porch light bulbs to a less...
The first question many of us ask is how should we go about cleaning that plastic out of the oceans. However, beyond local shoreline cleanups which are always desirable, it turns out that there is almost no scientific support for open ocean cleanups, on the principle that any meaningful amoun...
Here at Nat Geo Kids we’returtally mad about turtles, that’s why we’ve put together these ten terrific turtle facts! These magnificent creatures come in all shapes and sizes and live in a number of different environments. They all belong to a group ofreptilescalledTestudines, which include...