Scientists at the Natural History Museum in London, UK, have discovered a new disease named plasticosis in seabirds, which is caused by the ingestion of plastic waste.
April 01, 2023 Scientists at the Natural History Museum in London, UK, have discovered a new disease named plasticosis in seabirds, which is caused by the ingestion of plastic waste. According to scientists, consuming small pieces of plastic waste causes inflammation of the birds’ digestive tract