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Scott 𐚁 Cataloochee Hogtoe 𐚁 Cave @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Imagine this kind of plenty coursing through an eastern landscape. we can’t even conceive of it.
Over the past four centuries, scientists have calculated that New England's dams have deprived its ecosystems of more than 9 million metric tons (20 billion pounds) of alewives-roughly the weight of
300,000 humpback whales.
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undiminished somewhere 🌕 @tallesteden.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If you can read this without crying, I don't know what to tell you. Good crying to be clear, that so many people are fighting the good and hard fights to keep our paradise among the stars vibrant and alive.
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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New research into a fascinating form of frog fornication may explain why certain species of reptiles, birds, fish, and even mammals evolved to mate with multiple partners. 🧪🐸 Story by @annieroth.bsky.social
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When it Comes to Frog Sex, Teamwork Makes the Dream Work | bioGraphic
New science on gray foam-nest tree frogs hints at the evolutionary benefits of multiple sexual partners.
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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
...and of course I couldn't possibly write about infra without including a story on #roadecology and wildlife crossings, this one focused on the star-crossed movement to protect Texas's ocelots from vehicle collisions. (6/6) biographic.com/no-country-f...
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No Country for Old Ocelots | bioGraphic
Can wildlife crossings save America’s most endangered feline?
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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
...an exploration of bird-window collisions — why that happened, how to stop them, the animal rehabbers retrieving and saving injured victims — centered on Chicago, America's bird-strike capital... (5/6) (this one also cracked Best American Science & Nature Writing!) biographic.com/city-of-glass/
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City of Glass | bioGraphic
Meet the dedicated cadre of experts and volunteers working to protect birds from glass in the window-strike capital of the United States.
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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
...a deep dive into the emergent science of fence ecology and the ongoing efforts to liberate rangelands from the tyranny of obsolete barbed wire barriers... (4/6) biographic.com/entangled/
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Entangled
Laid end to end, the world’s fences would reach the sun. What are they doing to wildlife?
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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The others: a piece on the abstruse but vital instruments of local government (land use codes, zoning, master plans, etc.) that preserve open space and maintain wildlife corridors in the fast-developing American West... (3/6) biographic.com/living-in-th...
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Living in the Sprawl | bioGraphic
As housing developments devour open space in the western United States, can local governments stave off habitat loss?
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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
That piece is the 5th & final installment in my years-long and deeply reported series for bioGraphic "on the people and projects re-envisioning infrastructure to benefit wildlife." Big ups to @sbedard.bsky.social for wrangling the grant that supported this work! (2/6) biographic.com/wildlife-at-...
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Wildlife at the Crossroads | bioGraphic
Animals often struggle to navigate the roads, fences, buildings, and other architecture girdling the planet. But as scientists and conservationists work to better understand the ways our infrastructur...
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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"If eco-social anomie describes a societal forgetting, dam removal achieves the opposite—a 'collective remembering' that unshifts our baselines." This week @biographic.bsky.social published my story on the rewilding of New England rivers, a mill dam at a time. (1/6) biographic.com/death-by-a-t...
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Death by a Thousand Dams | bioGraphic
Tens of thousands of small barriers hamper fish recovery in the northeastern United States. But while the demolition of big dams out west gets the most attention, a similar revolution is revitalizing ...
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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
10/10 endorse. Ben deserves all the awards. 🏅
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jen see @iamjensee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
this is a rad story with some lovely photos of new england.
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Claire G. Griffin @polargriffin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Local stream restoration projects and all the people working on them are what give me hope in this day and age. Locally, we have people doing dam removals, large wood installations, culvert replacements. There are a lot of people, from all walks of life, who are working to help streams and rivers!
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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The dam removals that get the most press tend to be superlative western ones, like the Klamath and Elwha—big rivers, big fish. For @biographic.bsky.social, I wrote about some equally vital, under-the-radar projects now restoring eastern streams, one old mill dam at a time. #AlewivesAreTheNewSalmon
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Julie Lockwood @lockwoodlab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Really lovely article about the return of New England rivers.
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 22/09/2026
a fantastic article for many reasons, but it also gives me occasion to share my emotional support Wikipedia page, "List of rivers of New Hampshire." Just imagine so many of these names, lent to us from the wonderful Abenaki language, being mangled by centuries of New England accents. beautiful.
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List of rivers of New Hampshire - Wikipedia
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Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Love a @bengoldfarb.bsky.social story!
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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is the final story in a five-part @bengoldfarb.bsky.social series 👇 about infrastructure and wildlife. Each dives deep into a different element of the human-made world—the roads and dams, buildings and fences we’ve placed in front of animals, and how to reduce the impacts of those obstacles.
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Wildlife at the Crossroads | bioGraphic
One year after the Trump administration slashed biodiversity protections at home and abroad, people and organizations are figuring out where to go from here.
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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"If eco-social anomie describes a societal forgetting, dam removal achieves the opposite—a collective remembering that cures our amnesia and unshifts our baselines." A beautiful @bengoldfarb.bsky.social story about the centuries-old dams choking New England's rivers, & the people setting them free
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Death by a Thousand Dams | bioGraphic
Tens of thousands of small barriers hamper fish recovery in the northeastern United States. But while the demolition of big dams out west gets the most attention, a similar revolution is revitalizing ...
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John Mullinax @johnmullinax.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This thread is beautiful, and this article is excellent (and important)!
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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The maximum amount of plastic recorded in a sable shearwater chick was 67.4 grams, made up of 644 individual plastic fragments. That’s the equivalent of an average American man walking around with 9.86 kilograms--or 21.7 pounds--of plastic in his stomach. biographic.com/how-much-pla...
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How Much Plastic Does it Take to Kill a Seabird? | bioGraphic
For the first time, researchers uncover how eating plastic trash may impact seabirds at the population level.
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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Want to know what happens behind the scenes to make a single bioGraphic feature story? Buckle up! A 🧵(1/6) For this feature, @judeisabella.bsky.social started out by securing funding through @pulitzercenter.org and collaboration with @lanacioncom.bsky.social and @thefern.org ...
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The Unwilding of Patagonia’s Pollinators  | bioGraphic
In a region synonymous with wilderness, native bumblebees are being replaced by industrial worker bees—and ecosystems are paying the price.
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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
bioGraphic isn’t owned by a billionaire or backed by a media conglomerate—we’re independent. And last year, a quarter of our funding came directly from reader contributions. Will you help us raise $20,000 by October 2? Every bit helps.
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It’s never been more important to have reporting like the kind we publish at bioGraphic—deep, nuanced, trustworthy stories that inspire people to reconnect with nature. The money we raise goes directl...
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The Xylom @thexylom.com · 19/09/2026
This weekend on The Shoots: • The world's busiest passenger airport has its fourth oil spill in 2026... • ... and three more very different stories about dirty water in urban areas • Our friends at @biographic.bsky.social are back!... • And a powerful collaboration by solo indie climate journalists
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Priorities, Priorities, Priorities
Dear Reader, Happy weekend! Here are the top stories on the world’s most pressing health and environmental disparities. Best regards,Alex IpPublisher and...
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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
If you like your science news free of advertisements, written and reported by real humans without use of AI, and vetted by experienced editors, check out the first news story published on our shiny new website, below. And stay tuned for more!
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Krista Langlois @cestmoilanglois.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A wild stat from this news story I edited: The maximum amount of plastic recorded in a chick was 67.4 grams, made up of 644 individual plastic fragments. That’s the equivalent of an average American human man walking around with 9.86 kilograms *** or 21.7 pounds*** of plastic in his stomach (!)
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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Sable shearwaters have long been the avian face of plastic pollution. But no one knew exactly how these birds' predilection for plastic impacted their survival. Now, research quantifies how much plastic it might take to kill a seabird--and how our trash impacts species at the population level. 🐦🧪
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How Much Plastic Does it Take to Kill a Seabird? | bioGraphic
For the first time, researchers uncover how eating plastic trash may impact seabirds at the population level.
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Brooke Jarvis @brookejarvis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Very relieved to have bioGraphic still in the world!
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Adrienne Mason @toughcitywriter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
bioGraphic is back!
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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Patagonia is a land of superlatives, including a bumblebee so large it's known as the flying mouse. But the giant Patagonia bumblebee's size is no match for the domesticated, nonnative bees being brought in for industrial agriculture. Read more in our latest feature by @judeisabella.bsky.social
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The Unwilding of Patagonia’s Pollinators  | bioGraphic
In a region synonymous with wilderness, native bumblebees are being replaced by industrial worker bees—and ecosystems are paying the price.
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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We're back from our hiatus with a new logo, newsletter, website, and even a new color palette! AND a fresh story by fearless editor @judeisabella.bsky.social! We hope you'll check us out, share with your friends, and consider supporting independent journalism about biodiversity & conservation 🧪
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The Food & Environment Reporting Network @thefern.org · 15/09/2026
Read the full story by Jude Isabella → thefern.org/2026/09/the-... Via FERN, w/ @lanacioncom.bsky.social and @biographic.bsky.social
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The Unwilding of Patagonia’s Pollinators | Food and Environment Reporting Network
Marina Arbetman stands in the middle of a raspberry field with a look of disbelief. Though she knew what to expect, to actually see it is, by turns, baffling, outrageous, and saddening.
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Rob Carlson @robcarlson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I finally got around to reading this piece on biodiversity, permaculture, and tending the land on an island in the San Juans. It is typically excellent from @biographic.bsky.social, which merged with the late and greatly missed Hakai Magazine, and is now an independent org worthy of your support.
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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
If you don't subscribe to our newsletter, now's the time! Check out our latest edition below--it's got stories of people "leaving a beautiful trace" on the places we live, plus our popular Rhyme Time game, handpicked news from around the web, and more AI-free content. Signing up is free and quick!
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Below: Sunrise over Yellow Island, Washington State. Photo by Shanna Baker
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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Honestly, there's not a lot of good news coming out of the science 🧪 #journalism world, so we're pretty stoked to live to publish another day.
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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
If you root for the under-loved and lesser-known animals, plants, and fungi of the world, have we got news for you. After a decade of operating under the umbrella of the California Academy of Sciences, bioGraphic has officially incorporated as our own fully independent nonprofit! 🌿 🪸🦇🐢 🐟🍄 (1/2)
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Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
In December 2025, I traveled to Patagonia for @biographic.bsky.social with photojournalist Kat Pyne to report on Patagonia's giant bumblebee. Matías Avramow, a journalist with @lanacioncom.bsky.social joined us in the field. A grant from the @pulitzercenter.org allowed us to make this trek!
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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Here’s a reminder of what you’ll find in our new book, The Best Science Stories and How They Work. Here, @bengoldfarb.bsky.social breaks down @kamal-t.bsky.social’s @biographic.bsky.social article, “Seeing the River for the Fish.” Out now: www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...
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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Update: the International Union for Conservation of Nature has updated the gopher tortoise’s status from “vulnerable” to “critically endangered.” But the U.S. federal government still declines to give the species protections under the Endangered Species Act.
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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Here’s a sneak peak at an excerpt from our new book, The Best Science Stories and How They Work, featuring writing by @kamal-t.bsky.social for @biographic.bsky.social and annotations by @bengoldfarb.bsky.social. Order here: www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 25/07/2026
My @thexylom.com colleagues are not doing enough ecosystems reporting, but not for a lack of trying. I'd say WIRE, Macaranga (from Malaysia), @dialogueearth.bsky.social @mongabay.com @icaruscomplexmag.bsky.social @biographic.bsky.social are among the best in the business: wireonline.org
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Wildlife Investigative Reporters and Editors | WIRE
WIRE is an independent nonprofit journalism project. Rigorous investigative reporting and compelling narratives by highly accomplished journalists are hallmarks of WIRE stories. The overarching goal: ...
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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I had the enviable job of annotating @kamal-t.bsky.social's "Seeing the River For the Fish," on a wondrous fish called the mahseer, written for @biographic.bsky.social. It's a terrific story and I had a blast breaking it down. Nab your copy of the book here: www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...
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The Best Science Stories and How They Work: A Collection with Commentary - The Open Notebook
An invitation to engage with some of today’s most respected science journalists as they take readers beneath the surface to tell the stories behind eleven of the best science stories.
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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
“Seeing the River for the Fish,” written by @kamal-t.bsky.social for @biographic.bsky.social, appears in our new book, The Best Science Stories and How They Work, with annotations by @bengoldfarb.bsky.social. Pre-order: www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...
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Krista Langlois @cestmoilanglois.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Oh give me a bay With a turtle and ray And a shopping cart where corals grow Where disease isn't seen And the algae that's green Doesn't kill but instead gives a glow (Loved editing this gem by @cgeib.bsky.social about @coralcitycamera.bsky.social and Miami's urban corals!)
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The Corals That Shouldn’t Exist - bioGraphic
Beneath Miami’s skyscrapers, a colony of corals defies expectations—and offers insight into other undersea urban ecosystems.
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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
@biographic.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England’s #RedKites repay an old debt to 🇪🇸 Spain. Protected by English royal statute in the 1400s because they picked city streets clean of offal and rotting meat, red kites later lost their usefulness as sanitation improved and were driven into the countryside.
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The Return of the Kite - bioGraphic
In the 1990s, red kites were reintroduced to England from Spain. Now, the English are returning the favor.
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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
"Stories of optimism about coral reefs are more effective at getting the public to care: 'When the graph is going up, people want to be a part of that story. When the graph is going down, everybody wants to get off that ship.'" via @biographic.bsky.social www.biographic.com/the-corals-t...
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The Corals That Shouldn’t Exist - bioGraphic
Beneath Miami’s skyscrapers, a colony of corals defies expectations—and offers insight into other undersea urban ecosystems.
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Claudia Geib @cgeib.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
My latest for @biographic.bsky.social! Despite ship traffic, trash, runoff, sediment, & roasting water temps, corals are thriving in the port of Miami. How do they do it? Researchers are trying to find out, and see if these resilient traits can be passed on: www.biographic.com/the-corals-t...
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The Corals That Shouldn’t Exist - bioGraphic
Beneath Miami’s skyscrapers, a colony of corals defies expectations—and offers insight into other undersea urban ecosystems.
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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
📣 BIG NEWS! 📣 We're re-launching bioGraphic as a completely independent nonprofit! As we make this transition, we're taking a publishing (and social media) break in July and August. Then we'll be back with more inspiring, paywall-free journalism about the natural world. More details below 👇
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The email you’ve been waiting for—what’s next for bioGraphic
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Mika McKinnon @mikamckinnon.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Things that make me cautiously optimistic?
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Ashley Braun @ashleybraun.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
My latest for @biographic.bsky.social: transforming biomass trash into green hydrogen and carbon gold
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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
One year ago this month, the MSC Elsa 3 was sailing up the Indian coast when it began to tilt dangerously to its right side. The next morning, the ship sank, spilling more than 70,000 bags of a particularly pernicious cargo of tiny plastic pellets known as nurdles www.biographic.com/no-one-knows...
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No One Knows How to Handle Nurdle Spills - bioGraphic
A year after a shipwreck flooded India’s beaches with tiny plastic pieces, scientists fear the environmental damage has just begun.
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