A new study highlights that microplastic pollution disrupts biological carbon pumping in oceans by affecting phytoplankton and zooplankton, reducing the seas’ ability to absorb CO2. The research urges integrated action on plastic pollution and climate change, emphasizing better waste management and cutting single-use plastics to protect oceans

Five of were found in short-finned pilot whales, while two came from orcas. The viruses represent new species, which the team named shofin circovirus and orcin circovirus