Researchers studying mangrove forests in Colombia found that fiddler crabs can ingest microplastics and grind them into even smaller fragments, potentially accelerating plastic degradation. The crabs ...
The research underscores growing concerns about how ultra-small plastic particles move through marine ecosystems and into foods people rely on. Researchers studying mangrove forests in Colombia found ...
Microplastics, those teeny, tiny shards of plastic that take more than 400 years to fully decompose, are just about everywhere, and the world's mangrove forests are no exception. Hidden in the tangled ...