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5 million shipwrecked Legos still washing up 25 years after falling overboard
A once-in-a-century wave that struck a cargo ship 25 years ago caused the worst toy-related environmental disaster of all time, known as the Great Lego Spill.
Fish get addicted to meth in polluted rivers, go through withdrawal
A lab study suggests that brown trout can experience withdrawal from meth after exposure to the drug.
Tons of toxic pellets blanket Sri Lanka beaches, causing environmental disaster
A burning container ship dumped tons of plastic debris onto Sri Lanka's beaches, prompting a widespread environmental disaster.
Mysterious oil spill covers Israel's coastline in toxic tar balls
Israel's Mediterranean coastline has been littered with tar as the result of an oil spill off the coast, putting marine life and those cleaning it up at risk.
15 million tons of microplastics pollute the seafloor
A new report finds that microplastic debris is twice as abundant in the deep ocean as it is on the sea surface.
What is glyphosate?
Glyphosate is the most commonly used herbicide chemical in the world, sprayed everywhere from farms to backyards.
Ozone hole three times the size of Greenland opens over the North Pole
A record-size hole in the ozone layer has been detected over the North Pole, but it should disappear in a few weeks.
Lego bricks could survive 1,300 years in the ocean
Scientists compared Lego bricks that washed up from the ocean with mint-condition bricks and found that the blocks can survive underwater for 100 to 1,300 years.
