Episode 24: Plastic Pearls

from The Poetry of Science · host Sam Illingworth

This episode explores new research which has found a large number of microplastics in oysters and clams along the Oregon coast in the United States. --- Read this episode’s science poem here. Read the scientific study that inspired it here. Read ‘What Makes a Pearl’ by Emily Rose Cole here. --- Music by Rufus Beckett. --- Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast: Email: [email protected] Twitter: @samillingworth

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