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Microplastics! They're everywhere!

An unhinged list of places scientists have found microplastics—including dolphin breath.

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Emily Atkin
Oct 17, 2024
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Most people assume the dots in this famous dolphin gif are stars. But if new research is any indication, they may actually be microplastics.

Dolphins are breathing microplastics into their lungs when they emerge from the ocean for air. That’s the topline of new peer-reviewed research published in the journal Plos One on Wednesday.

It’s also the latest en…

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