Kaleigh Davis

Microplastics: A Macro Problem for Our Oceans

Ever wonder where those little plastic beads in your face wash end up? Or what happens to all the plastic bottles that don't wash up on your local beach? Well, they may end up in one of the five oceanic garbage gyres, or they may just wander about in the water column or on the

Could oysters be the new corals of climate conservation?

“Scientists Announce That The Great Barrier Reef Is Officially Terminal.” This is the jarring headline for a recent article citing some of Australia's top coral researchers on the realities of one of the world's most coveted natural systems. This type of prognosis has become eerily familiar in recent years as we've learned about the resounding

All-You-Can-Eat Activism

Sustainable eating has been working its way into the mainstream for decades now, but what does it actually mean to eat sustainably? Wikipedia defines a sustainable diet as “one that promotes food sustainability and ecological well-being.” With that vague of a definition, it's no surprise that people are implementing sustainability in their lives in very

Holy mackerel! Pollution has startling effects on nearby wildlife

If you've ever watched an episode of the X-Files (or you're a self-proclaimed super fan, like myself) you might have been intrigued by the idea of spooky biological abnormalities creeping into cheesy 90's culture. The show often features frightening hybrid creatures born out of profound human error such as the “Flukeman,” a human/worm monster, a

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