Scientists have found a new form of pollution, one where plastic and pieces of coral become irreversibly intertwined.

For years, Bikini Atoll has been associated with the destructive legacy of nuclear weapons testing. Stanford University reported that between 1946 and 1958, the United States detonated 23 nuclear devices across the Marshall Islands atoll, forcing its residents from their homes. The explosions left behind radioactive contamination that prevented permanent resettlement. Yet decades later, the waters around the abandoned atoll presented a very different picture. Marine biologists visiting the lagoon encountered fish, sharks and large colonies of coral. The corals were particularly striking because they could not simply move away from contaminated areas.

Scientists have found a new form of pollution, one where plastic and pieces of coral become irreversibly intertwined.

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Scientists have found a new form of pollution, one where plastic and pieces of coral become irreversibly intertwined.

Scientists have found a new form of pollution, one where plastic and pieces of coral become irreversibly intertwined.

Scientists have found a new form of pollution, one where plastic and pieces of coral become irreversibly intertwined.

Scientists have found a new form of pollution, one where plastic and pieces of coral become irreversibly intertwined.

Live corals, sea anemones, hands-on demonstrations, and research into pediatric brain cancers will be among the highlights as the Monaco Scientific Ce

An open-access paper in Coral Reefs, published 18 September, examines how marine heatwaves affect the survival of small coral colonies. The authors report that vulnerability varies by colony size and by taxon, which matters for how recruitment and recovery are modelled after bleaching events. Read more here. via SN Have any news or opportunity in […]

The results challenge claims that the climate risks posed by an individual fossil fuel project are negligible or cannot be quantified.