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16 September 2026
These ‘Crunchy’ Seabirds Are Crunchier Than Ever Before—for a Very Grim Reason
Seabirds in Australia are breaking records again. Last year, researchers on Australia’s Lord Howe Island found birds so stuffed with plastic that they physically “crunched.” Among these crunchy birds ...
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