Plastic isn't as inert as we'd thought: Everyday microplastics sitting in water spontaneously make reactive oxygen, a damaging chemical that makes proteins clump and burst red blood cells.

[u/NihiloZero]

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11141-y

[u/mustberain]

Guess my days are numbered

[u/Unlucky-Reporter-679]

Nice, thanks again to the fossil fuel industry.

[u/AdiKadiAdi]

Post titles with threatening auras

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