When you make a new plastic, what happens at the end of that plastic's use? We like to recycle plastics using the Earth's recycling system, through conversion of plastic in to CO2.

Any idea what organism this is in Georgia early June under leaf litter? Very pretty up close. I like to appreciate nature's clean up crews.

Sea surface temperature map of Hurricane Florence, in September of 2018. Observe the cold water trail in the wake of the storm.

A little summary around why innovative compostable plastics require academic-industry partnerships at the New Materials Institute: wuga.org/post/athens-ne…