Episode 86: Plastic Seagrass
02/01/21 • 6 min
This episode explores new research, which has found a dramatic increase in microplastics in seagrass soil since the 1970s.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘In the Greenhouse’ by Eugenio Montale here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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This episode explores new research, which has found a dramatic increase in microplastics in seagrass soil since the 1970s.
---
Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘In the Greenhouse’ by Eugenio Montale here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @samillingworth
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This episode explores new research, which has found that satellite cameras coupled with machine learning can be used to detect and count African elephants in complex geographical landscapes.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Elephant Armageddon’ by Gerard Malanga here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @samillingworth
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Fungus on Fallen Alder at Lookout Creek’ by Ellen Bass here.
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