Petra van Cronenburg<p>"Microplastics are now a ubiquitous part of our daily physical reality. They suffuse our <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/air" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>air</span></a>, our <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a>, the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> we eat and the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> we drink. They’re being detected everywhere, from Antarctic sea ice to human brains. A new <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/study" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>study</span></a> published reveals how <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microplastics</span></a> hinder <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/photosynthesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photosynthesis</span></a> across a wide range of plant species—including crucial food <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/crops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crops</span></a>." <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/microplastic-pollution-is-messing-with-photosynthesis-in-plants/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scientificamerican.com/article</span><span class="invisible">/microplastic-pollution-is-messing-with-photosynthesis-in-plants/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/plasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/foodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a></p>