Scientists have found micro plastic in freshly fallen ice in Antarctica. The findings were published in The Cryosphere Journal, where they warn that microplastics will only accelerate the melting process in Antarctica. A previous report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and
As the climate crisis deepens and its impact is felt not only in India but across the globe, the situation at the world’s poles is no different. Both the Arctic and Antarctic are feeling the heat as the planet warms. Scientists have
A team of Argentine scientists that uses microorganisms native to Antarctica to eliminate hydrocarbon pollution added plastics to their research on the white continent, which would open a door to clean the seas of that material. Antarctic bases use diesel as a
