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Very hungry caterpillars: New hero emerges in war on plastic waste
Wax-eating caterpillars may be the superhero we all need in the war on plastic waste.
Tag: plastic pollution
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Drowning in plastic on Christmas Island
A tropical paradise, Christmas Island is white sand, turquoise sea, coconut trees and all manner of extraordinary wildlife. But the future of all is in jeopardy, and a proliferation of ocean plastic is the villain.
Science & Environment
What’s this mystery object?
Researchers have been puzzled for more than a decade about an unidentified plastic shape that keeps turning up in the stomachs of seabird chicks on Lord Howe Island.
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Loggerhead hatchlings washed ashore by wild coastal swells, hundreds of kilometres from home
If you find a baby turtle washed up on a NSW beach, don’t return it to the sea, experts say.
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Deepest ever sea dive discovers plastic rubbish
Explorer, retired naval officer and our 2019 AGS Gala Awards Night guest speaker, Victor Vescovo, has broken the record for the world’s deepest ever dive.