The world's smallest porpoise is close to extinction

Only about 60 vaquitas remain in the Gulf of California, where poachers often kill the small mammals accidentally when looking for totoaba fish. While the Mexican government has taken steps to protect the species, such as temporarily banning gill nets and deploying its navy to patrol for illegal fisherman, scientists say it hasn't been enough. If gill netting resumes, the vaquita could disappear by 2022. New York Times

People might be breathing in microplastics

Tiny particles of plastic are becoming ubiquitous in the environment—so much so that an environmental health expert says there's a "real possibility" we could end up inhaling them into our lungs. Scientists are just beginning to study the issue and what the possible health effects might be. The Guardian

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