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Stardust_Staubsauger t1_j69wzvj wrote
Reply to comment by -Ch4s3- in UV light from the sun slowly breaks down plastics on the ocean’s surfaces: researchers calculate that about two percent of visibly floating plastic may disappear from the ocean surface in this way each year by giuliomagnifico
Thats only partly true. The US waste water plans pollute huge amounts of microplastics because they don't implement effective filter systems. The Source of the microplastics are cosmetics and personal care products. Complaining about other continents is easy but maybe put your own house in order first .
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749116309629
Glittering_Airport_3 t1_j69wopc wrote
Reply to comment by -Ch4s3- in UV light from the sun slowly breaks down plastics on the ocean’s surfaces: researchers calculate that about two percent of visibly floating plastic may disappear from the ocean surface in this way each year by giuliomagnifico
a lot of the problem is plastic packaging and wasted fishing materials. there is a always going to be a place for plastic, but a lot of the waste can easily be replaced by renewable/ biodegradable products
OneLostOstrich t1_j69wewn wrote
Reply to Researchers has found a link in sleep problems and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. A study found sleep disturbances were prevalent among those with lifetime suicidal ideation or a lifetime suicide attempt. by Wagamaga
Researchers have* found
He has
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That's how it works in English.
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Reply to COVID vaccines and first boosters provided protection to pregnant women during Omicron surge. Looking at unvaccinated women, you still have an increased death rate, and increased neonatal mortality. If you are vaccinated and boosted, especially with a mRNA vaccine, those levels drop by 81%. by Wagamaga
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Classyviking55 t1_j69vn64 wrote
Reply to Near-whole ankylosaur remains found, complete with its jagged spikes, most of its limbs, armor coating, and some of its guts and stomach contents. The remains could be a key to understanding aspects of Early Cretaceous ecology, and shows how this species may have lived within its environment. by drewiepoodle
I've seen this bad boy in person. It's one of the coolest fossils ever discovered.
satinsateensaltine t1_j69vksk wrote
Reply to comment by UrbanIronBeam in Near-whole ankylosaur remains found, complete with its jagged spikes, most of its limbs, armor coating, and some of its guts and stomach contents. The remains could be a key to understanding aspects of Early Cretaceous ecology, and shows how this species may have lived within its environment. by drewiepoodle
Geologists and archaeologists will sometimes touch things to their tongue to determine if stone or bone, porous or non porous etc. Not saying I would but it's pretty cool that it does work!
evrfighter t1_j69vetj wrote
Reply to comment by ChaotiNeutrSamaritan in Daughters of mothers with healthier lifestyles have fewer depressive symptoms, study finds by chrisdh79
right...right
MusicIsTheWay t1_j69v7nt wrote
Reply to comment by subtly_homoiconic in UV light from the sun slowly breaks down plastics on the ocean’s surfaces: researchers calculate that about two percent of visibly floating plastic may disappear from the ocean surface in this way each year by giuliomagnifico
I mean, if you can see it with a microscope...
enigmaroboto t1_j69v6wr wrote
Reply to UV light from the sun slowly breaks down plastics on the ocean’s surfaces: researchers calculate that about two percent of visibly floating plastic may disappear from the ocean surface in this way each year by giuliomagnifico
What you don't see it worse than what's visible.
You must see this short. This topic made me think about it.
subtly_homoiconic t1_j69uzf0 wrote
Reply to comment by MusicIsTheWay in UV light from the sun slowly breaks down plastics on the ocean’s surfaces: researchers calculate that about two percent of visibly floating plastic may disappear from the ocean surface in this way each year by giuliomagnifico
The title says visible plastic.
Vortex112 t1_j69uu2j wrote
Reply to UV light from the sun slowly breaks down plastics on the ocean’s surfaces: researchers calculate that about two percent of visibly floating plastic may disappear from the ocean surface in this way each year by giuliomagnifico
How are single use plastics still legal? We’re committing mass poisoning to ourselves just for 25¢ cheaper takeout
therealestyeti t1_j69uq33 wrote
dachsj t1_j69ucml wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Researchers has found a link in sleep problems and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. A study found sleep disturbances were prevalent among those with lifetime suicidal ideation or a lifetime suicide attempt. by Wagamaga
I agree that it's skewed, but it 100% correctly identified my obstructive sleep apnea. The CPAP is life changing.
I was starting to get anxious (was literally twitching) and felt like crap all the time. After the first night on my CPAP I knew I'd never go back (and I hated my first couple of masks).
Opposite_Law1844 t1_j69uad5 wrote
Reply to comment by AutoModerator in Near-whole ankylosaur remains found, complete with its jagged spikes, most of its limbs, armor coating, and some of its guts and stomach contents. The remains could be a key to understanding aspects of Early Cretaceous ecology, and shows how this species may have lived within its environment. by drewiepoodle
UPDATE: It turns out that it wasn't an anklyosaur after all, but rather the remains of my bitchy Grade 1 teacher.
m_bleep_bloop t1_j69tyem wrote
Reply to comment by -Ch4s3- in UV light from the sun slowly breaks down plastics on the ocean’s surfaces: researchers calculate that about two percent of visibly floating plastic may disappear from the ocean surface in this way each year by giuliomagnifico
Except that reuse infrastructure is mostly fraudulent, and generally involves exports to…Southeast Asia
That’s US waste that’s causing the problem
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Lostmyfnusername t1_j69tcb4 wrote
Reply to comment by GruntBlender in UV light from the sun slowly breaks down plastics on the ocean’s surfaces: researchers calculate that about two percent of visibly floating plastic may disappear from the ocean surface in this way each year by giuliomagnifico
"roughly 70% of the plastic that ends up in the ocean sinks to the ocean floor."
Uptown-Dog t1_j69tbzt wrote
Reply to comment by -Ch4s3- in UV light from the sun slowly breaks down plastics on the ocean’s surfaces: researchers calculate that about two percent of visibly floating plastic may disappear from the ocean surface in this way each year by giuliomagnifico
>Plastics are irreplaceable in plumbing, medicine, weather proofing in construction, many durable consumer goods, automobile crumple zones, storage for dangerous industrial chemicals, and on and on. We need to dispose of plastics better, not try to blanket ban them.
Just because we don't have a valid replacement for plastic in these use-uses doesn't mean that one doesn't exist: we should be striving and looking for them. And if we need to adjust our behaviors as part of that process, so be it. But in general, we don't even try; Big Oil relies on our addiction to plastic in a big way, and we should absolutely keep getting rid of it in our gunsights.
Protean_Protein t1_j69t7if wrote
Reply to comment by tdaddybxl in UV light from the sun slowly breaks down plastics on the ocean’s surfaces: researchers calculate that about two percent of visibly floating plastic may disappear from the ocean surface in this way each year by giuliomagnifico
One exception might be those that are used on some fresh fruits and vegetables. Like, thin-film sealed plastic can make a cucumber last far longer than without it. But obviously we should also be trying to figure out how to deal with that kind of plastic waste in better ways too.
cardinalf1b t1_j69sy1v wrote
Reply to Earth's inner core seems to be slowing its spin according to new research published in Nature Geoscience. The study authors suggest this might be part of an approximately 70-year cycle where the core speeds up and slows down relative to the rest of the planet. by shiruken
How does this play with conservation of angular momentum? If the core slows down or reverses, shouldn't something else speed up or slow down in the opposite direction?
3meow_ t1_j69sx75 wrote
Reply to comment by Stardust_Staubsauger in UV light from the sun slowly breaks down plastics on the ocean’s surfaces: researchers calculate that about two percent of visibly floating plastic may disappear from the ocean surface in this way each year by giuliomagnifico
So, microplastics is what leads us to the children of men arc
[deleted] t1_j69x997 wrote
Reply to Researchers has found a link in sleep problems and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. A study found sleep disturbances were prevalent among those with lifetime suicidal ideation or a lifetime suicide attempt. by Wagamaga
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