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Mars Tests New Paper Candy Bar Wrappers in UK

Mars Tests New Paper Candy Bar Wrappers in UK

Mars, Inc. is testing out new, paper wrappers for its candy bars in a trial run at Tesco grocery stores in the UK. The paper wrappers are temporarily replacing plastic wrappers, which are not recyclable. The company plans to use feedback from the trial as it works toward developing alternative packaging options for its candy […]

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    A Ray of Hope for Some Coral Reefs

    A Ray of Hope for Some Coral Reefs

    Sometimes, change is good.  Scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science have discovered a new resiliency in certain coral reefs in the tropical Pacific Ocean. Dominant, foundational coral species on those reefs have survived multiple marine heat waves so far by changing out the symbiotic algae within their […]

    Microplastics 101: Everything You Need to Know

    Microplastics 101: Everything You Need to Know

    Quick Key Facts We use a lot of plastic.  Since the 1950s, more than 8.3 billion tons of plastic has been produced by humans. All in all, only 9% of these plastics have actually been recycled, and the rest has either been incinerated or landed up in landfills — and, in many cases, in the […]

    Algae Growing Under Arctic Sea Ice Found Contaminated by Microplastics

    Algae Growing Under Arctic Sea Ice Found Contaminated by Microplastics

    A new study has noted concentrations of microplastics in Melosira arctica, a type of algae that grows underneath sea ice in the Arctic. As a nutrition source at the bottom of the food web, scientists are concerned about wildlife that eat the contaminated algae.  In the study, led by researchers from Alfred Wegener Institute for […]