Silver surfers
Flesh-footed shearwaters plunge into the waves off Lord Howe Island, between Australia and New Zealand. Their black plumage gleams with tiny air bubbles trapped between feathers as they forage for food. Worryingly, their diet is increasingly seasoned with plastic waste in the world’s oceans. This problem is the focus of Adrift Lab (adriftlab.org), a team of experts researching the impacts of marine plastic pollution on seabirds.
Back tracking
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