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metaStatic, to upliftingnews in Analysis Shows We’ve Been Overestimating the Amount of Plastic in Oceans by 30x

alternate title: Analysis shows we've been underestimating the size of the ocean by 30x

Infynis,
@Infynis@midwest.social avatar

It’s an easy mistake to make. Maps are quite misleading about the size of the Pacific Ocean

dublet,

The ocean is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly hugely mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist, but that’s just peanuts to the ocean.

– Not quite Douglas Adams

towerful, to upliftingnews in Analysis Shows We’ve Been Overestimating the Amount of Plastic in Oceans by 30x

I’m sure that’s great news.
But microplastics have already been found in seafood.
So, yay. But ultimately, it’s still there and still a problem

omgarm,

But the problem is a magnitude easier to solve hopefully.

Dee,
@Dee@lemmings.world avatar

Exactly. It’s not the ideal situation but it’s much better than we thought, which is uplifting.

Turbofish,

Nah it’s means we’ve got way more free space for additional plastic.

MxM111,
@MxM111@kbin.social avatar

29 times more, to be precise.

Smokeydope,
@Smokeydope@lemmy.world avatar

There will eventually be more microorganisms tohat develop the ability to digest and break down microplastics. We’ve already found a few!

towerful,

Which is also alarming, depending on the rate they break down plastics and whether they are harmful to humans.
It’s like having a snake problem, releasing mongooses, and suddenly having a mongoose problem

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, to upliftingnews in Scientists Create New Material Five Times Lighter and Four Times Stronger Than Steel
@Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social avatar

This is actually pretty cool:

The colleagues reported in Cell Reports Physical Science that by building a structure out of DNA and then coating it with glass, they have created a very strong material with very low density.

They use self-assembling DNA to build a lattice, which is then doped with microscopic glass. It's kind of like reinforced concrete but at the molecular scale. Scaling it up will be the hard part but the technique is pretty innovative.

TheDarkKnight,

Graphene vibes

ArtisinalBS,

What do you mean? Graphene is amazing at everything but one.
The one is getting out of the lab , but still…

doggle,

I saw a YouTube video a while ago about 3d printing structures with organic filaments. Now self replicating DNA composites… it’s interesting and a bit unsettling to think of a future where buildings may be literally alive.

AndreaHill, to upliftingnews in A Powerful Antibiotic That Can Tackle Superbugs Has Been Discovered in the ‘Dark Matter’ of Bacteria

I’ll take miraculous treatments we’ll never hear about again for $200 Alex.

Illegal_Prime,

Sensationalist bias goes brrrrrr.

deranger, to upliftingnews in India Approves $7 Billion For 10,000 Electric Buses to Clean Air in 170 Cities

Even better, they approved even more funding for rail. As much as I like to see things transitioning to electricity, batteries are not the future - at least in their current state.

The cabinet also approved seven railway tracking projects worth 3.25 million lakh rupees to boost connectivity and mobility across nine states.

sylverstream,

That’s awesome! Here in NZ they should do that too!

Agreed that batteries are not the end goal, but it’s at least much better than ICE.

Arcturus,
@Arcturus@kbin.social avatar

Nact will ruin this for us...

mustardman, to upliftingnews in World’s First Electric Aircraft Flight Powered by New Liquid Hydrogen–Flew for 3 Hours

Thanks to Bernoulli’s principle, this is literally uplifting news.

TH1NKTHRICE, to upliftingnews in Routinely Greeting Six Neighbors Maximizes Wellbeing Outcomes

Alternative headline: People with highest well being scores choose to greet 6 or more neighbors.

Correlation ≠ Causation

fidodo, to upliftingnews in Couple Who Won 100,000 in Lottery Plans to Spend Money on Fostering Children

Sounds about right, nowadays you need to win the lottery to afford having kids

ares35,
@ares35@kbin.social avatar

and the £100,770 ain't gonna go very far. they already have three kids, they ought to know that.

ivanafterall, to upliftingnews in Horses Can See Emotions in Our Face and Voice–and Have a Preference, Reveals New Study
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The researchers plan to continue investigating horses’ abilities to detect sadness, particularly whether they can detect sadness amongst other negative emotions.

Researcher: "DO YOU EVEN CARE THAT I'M HURTING!?"

Horse:

Kolanaki,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

among other negative emotions

“You dumb horse! You’re a pile of manure and I hate you!”

Horse becomes aroused

WarmSoda, to upliftingnews in Man Visits Shelter Dog Every Day for 2 Months to Earn Her Trust Before Fostering Her

Very cool, that’sa great and sweet way to do it. Environmental shock is massive for pets.

ickplant, (edited )
@ickplant@lemmy.world avatar

Absolutely agree. My latest adopted dog came from being abandoned in an empty building and then transported for about 12 hours to my state. She was terrified of people (but loved dogs!) and spent 3 days under our bed. We put a dog bed, food and water there, and she had a nice “cave.” We would sit at a distance and talk to her, then eventually she would sniff our hand, etc. After 3 days, she felt safe and started coming out. She still dislikes strangers months later, but is the sweetest dog to us.

This is her (Sunny):

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/0ee6995e-2387-4d71-b91d-b401e0cf090a.jpeg

bfg9k, to upliftingnews in Scientists Create New Material Five Times Lighter and Four Times Stronger Than Steel
@bfg9k@lemmy.world avatar

One step closer to Mithril

testuserpleaseupvote, to upliftingnews in 40 ‘Heroes’ Lift a Berlin City Bus Off Trapped Young Man

Heh,

uplifting.

NickwithaC,
@NickwithaC@lemmy.world avatar

^ Best bad comment of the year so far right here.

Transcendant, to upliftingnews in Horses Can See Emotions in Our Face and Voice–and Have a Preference, Reveals New Study

Horses always seem to me like big dogs, they have such distinct personalities, and I’ve seen them do all sorts of funny things (seemingly just for the hell of it).

spittingimage, to upliftingnews in Analysis Shows We’ve Been Overestimating the Amount of Plastic in Oceans by 30x
@spittingimage@lemmy.world avatar

Reading this has definitely made my day better.

Cleaning the ocean now seems like something we can actually do.

isVeryLoud,

I’m worried we won’t now that this information is out there, and we won’t until it’s actually too late.

Hitchie_Rawtin,

until it’s actually too late

Don’t worry - with everything else we’ve done to fuck up the environment and ignoring the filth in the oceans… it’s probably already too late! We’d have to massively curb consumerism to get the happy ending and…ooh, new shiny toy!

evatronic,

Well we can’t just do nothing!

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BrazenSigilos, to upliftingnews in Remarkable Man Averts Oil Tanker Disaster by Crowdfunding to Remove Crumbling Ship From Red Sea

This is good, but where is the company that left this crumbling wreck? Who was responsible for it when it was abandoned? Yes, the oil belongs to a country with a government in flux, but surely the crew where part of a corporation or business of some sort.

boblaw0,
Alto,
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It was abandoned due to the civil war in Yemen.

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