Antarctic: Scientists find nanoplastics in Antarctic soil for the first time, including tyre-wear particles, raising concerns that tiny plastic pollution can travel through the atmosphere to Earth’s most remote places

Nanoplastics found in Antarctic soils for first time, suggesting long-range atmospheric transport Scientists have detected nanoplastics in Antarctic soil for the first time. This provides fresh evidence that tiny plastic particles can travel through the atmosphere and reach some of the most remote places on Earth. But how is it even possible?The study was published…

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In 1991, hikers found a frozen body in the Alps: Decades later, scientists confirmed it belonged to a man murdered 5,300 years ago |

This bracelet-like tattoo adorns the wrist of the 5,300-year-old Iceman. Image Credit: Smithsonian Institution When German hikers Helmut and Erika Simon stumbled upon a body protruding from melting ice in the Alps in September 1991, they assumed they had discovered the remains of an unfortunate mountaineer.In reality, they had found one of the most significant…

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