Microplastics: tiny crustaceans can fragment them into even smaller nanoplastics: Gammarus duebeni, the shrimp-like animal that can break down microplastic. Alicia Mateos Cárdenas, Author provided Microplastics are widespread in seas and oceans, and their harmful effects on many different marine animals are well known. However, we know relatively little about the microplastics in our freshwater …
South Sudan crisis deepens as main rebel groups fragment and realign: South Sudanese fighters patrol rebel controlled territory in Upper Nile State which has seen fighting for years. Reuters/Goran Tomasevic South Sudan’s protracted political crisis has increased in complexity as the the main actors fragment into factions or form new alliances and the dynamics of …
Why the discovery of a small continental fragment in the Indian Ocean matters: Mauritius beachfront view with volcanic mountains. The basaltic lavas constituting these mountains formed no older than 9 million years ago. Prof. Susan J. Webb, University of the Witwatersrand Far beneath Mauritius’ inactive volcanoes lies an astonishing, important piece of the Earth’s history: …