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txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ "><p>Juvenile Herring Gull, Larus Argentatus with plastic rubbish in its beak, Newquay, Cornwall, UK.</p> </span></span></span></div><div class="qinlA IpWvx oqZz tylGM lyWxS nWcVF UhTug PPcLh "><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh ">Photograph by Education Images, UIG/Getty</span></div></div></figcaption></figure></div><div class="kCTVx qtHut lqtkC HkWF HfYhe kGyAC " data-testid="prism-headline"><h1 class="vMjAx gjbzK tntuS xZEw mTgUP "><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ ">Nearly Every Seabird on Earth Is Eating Plastic</span></h1><p class="jxTEW Poyse uieav lqtkC HkWF HfYhe kGyAC "><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc 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The rate is growing steadily as global production of plastics increases.</span></p></div><div class="QHblV nkdHX mHUQ kvZxL hTosT whbOj " data-testid="prism-byline"><div class="VZTD mLASH BQWr OcxMG oJce "><div class="kKfXc ubAkB VZTD rEPuv "><div class="TQPvQ fVlAg HUcap kxY REjk UamUc WxHIR HhZOB yaUf VOJBn KMpjV XSbaH Umfib ukdDD "><span class="tChGB zbFav ">By</span><span>Laura Parker</span></div><div class="VZTD mLASH gpiba "><div class="jTKbV zIIsP ZdbeE xAPpq QtiLO JQYD ">September 2, 2015</div><span class="Kizia EATCz OKAOH PSAs " aria-hidden="true">•</span><span class="OcATF jSKRU ">4 min read</span></div></div></div><div class="RwkLV Wowzl FokqZ LhXlJ FjRYD toBqx " data-testid="prism-share"><div class="JpUfa aYoBt "><ul class="MZaCt dUXCH nyWZo RnMws Hdwln WBHfo tAchw UDeQM XMkl NUfbq kqfZ "><li class="WEJto "><button aria-label="Share Story on Facebook" class="theme-EWITS mLASH egFzk qXWHA ScoIf ZXRVe jIRH NoTgg CKnnA uklrk nCmVc qWWFI nMRSd YIauu gGlNh ARCOA kyjTO xqlN 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qXhdi NFNeu UyHES " data-testid="prism-article-body"><div class="FITT_Article_main_group_wrapper VZTD UeCOM jIRH oimqG DjbQm UwdmX Xmrlz ReShI KaJdY lqtkC ssImf HfYhe RTHNs iJVrZ " data-testid="prism-GridContainer"><div class="Kiog kNVGM nvpSA qwdi bmjsw " data-testid="prism-GridRow"><div class="theme-e oBTii mrzah " data-testid="prism-GridColumn" style="--grid-column-span-xxs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-xs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-sm:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-md:20;--grid-column-span-lg:16;--grid-column-span-xl:16;--grid-column-span-xxl:14;--grid-column-start-xxs:auto;--grid-column-start-xs:auto;--grid-column-start-sm:auto;--grid-column-start-md:3;--grid-column-start-lg:5;--grid-column-start-xl:5;--grid-column-start-xxl:6"><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC ">So much plastic trash is flowing into the oceans that 90 percent of seabirds eat it now and virtually every one will be consuming it by 2050. That finding, revealed in a new <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2015/08/27/1502108112">study</a> published this week, tracks for the first time how widespread plastics have become inside seabirds around the world.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">“That was shocking,” says <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="http://people.csiro.au/W/C/Chris-Wilcox">Chris Wilcox</a>, a research scientist with Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization and lead author of the study. “Essentially, the number of species and number of individuals within species that you find plastic in is going up fairly rapidly by a couple percent every year.”</p><div class="oLzSq QrHMO GbsKS pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW AMhAA daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc ebfE nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY VvTxJ iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM hbvnu OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD iShaE ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV kRoBe oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX "><blockquote class="HsNzY JnYwf jsU UoVV WtEci dSKvB seFhp pUIMW daMmF FuEs NIUdb ipdub VcjIK iGXXi NAxPP DTNap " data-testid="prism-quote"><span class="VZTD mLASH dNrjv lNSey cxKJr jwWXL TcvpK GnZyW JEhbv GYnlH oHIfK lcTZO TqWpy bXOwM yTqXb DPZDl " aria-hidden="true"></span><div class="hsDdd DvAwN IkeLa SsRNi okhfR QnvPZ qbJCm vUdUe iwdZR IkUaO CVFag tiVYE VkFAq xQvoy Pvkuo SCJnQ XYhhK "><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ ">Plastic found inside birds includes bags, bottle caps, synthetic fibers from clothing, and tiny rice-sized bits.</span></div><cite class="mLASH VZTD jIRH EKBC NdMej FwwV qWLoz GwUtD GGiOn "><div class="QHblV nkdHX mHUQ kvZxL hTosT whbOj " data-testid="prism-byline"><div class="VZTD mLASH BQWr "><div class="kKfXc ubAkB VZTD rEPuv "></div></div></div></cite></blockquote></div><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Scientists have been tracking plastic ingestion by seabirds for decades. In 1960, plastic was found in the stomachs of fewer than five percent, but by 1980, it had jumped to 80 percent.  </p></div></div></div><div class="NYwzQ vUYNV glxIO ilAoG HPkGR "><div class="natgeo-ad" data-testid="prism-ad-wrapper" style="min-width:728px;min-height:90px;transition:min-height 0.3s linear 0s" data-ad-placeholder="true"><div data-box-type="fitt-adbox-fitt-article-inline-outstream" data-testid="prism-ad"><div class="Ad fitt-article-inline-outstream ad-slot " data-slot-type="fitt-article-inline-outstream" data-slot-kvps="pos=fitt-article-inline-outstream-1"></div></div></div></div><div class="FITT_Article_main_group_wrapper VZTD UeCOM jIRH oimqG DjbQm UwdmX Xmrlz ReShI KaJdY lqtkC ssImf HfYhe RTHNs iJVrZ " data-testid="prism-GridContainer"><div class="Kiog kNVGM nvpSA qwdi bmjsw " data-testid="prism-GridRow"><div class="theme-e oBTii mrzah " data-testid="prism-GridColumn" style="--grid-column-span-xxs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-xs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-sm:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-md:20;--grid-column-span-lg:16;--grid-column-span-xl:16;--grid-column-span-xxl:14;--grid-column-start-xxs:auto;--grid-column-start-xs:auto;--grid-column-start-sm:auto;--grid-column-start-md:3;--grid-column-start-lg:5;--grid-column-start-xl:5;--grid-column-start-xxl:6"><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">The most disturbing finding, Wilcox says, is the link between the increasing rate of plastics manufacturing and the increasing rate at which the material is saturating seabirds.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">“Global plastic production doubles every 11 years,” Wilcox says. “So in the next 11 years, we’ll make as much plastic as we’ve made since plastic was invented. Seabirds’ ingestion of plastic is tracking with that.” (<a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/explore/pristine-seas/critical-issues-marine-pollution/">Learn more about marine pollution</a>.)</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Wilcox and his team reviewed research dating to 1962 for their report, which was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The scientists then combined that data with maps showing the range of 186 species of seabirds and the global distribution of marine debris to construct a model that predicts which species consume the most plastic.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">The highest concentration of plastic in birds, Wilcox says, can be found in populations in southern Australia, South Africa, and South America -- where coastlines are closest to loosely-concentrated collections of ocean debris in the southern Pacific, southern Atlantic, and Indian Oceans.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">“It’s at the edge of the gyre and the edge of the seabird distribution that are at the highest risk,” Wilcox says.</p></div></div></div><div class="NYwzQ vUYNV glxIO ilAoG HPkGR "><div class="natgeo-ad" data-testid="prism-ad-wrapper" style="min-width:300px;min-height:250px;transition:min-height 0.3s linear 0s" data-ad-placeholder="true"><div data-box-type="fitt-adbox-fitt-article-inline-box" data-testid="prism-ad"><div class="Ad fitt-article-inline-box ad-slot " data-slot-type="fitt-article-inline-box" data-slot-kvps="pos=fitt-article-inline-box"></div></div></div></div><div class="FITT_Article_main_group_wrapper VZTD UeCOM jIRH oimqG DjbQm UwdmX Xmrlz ReShI KaJdY lqtkC ssImf HfYhe RTHNs iJVrZ " data-testid="prism-GridContainer"><div class="Kiog kNVGM nvpSA qwdi bmjsw " data-testid="prism-GridRow"><div class="theme-e oBTii mrzah " data-testid="prism-GridColumn" style="--grid-column-span-xxs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-xs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-sm:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-md:20;--grid-column-span-lg:16;--grid-column-span-xl:16;--grid-column-span-xxl:14;--grid-column-start-xxs:auto;--grid-column-start-xs:auto;--grid-column-start-sm:auto;--grid-column-start-md:3;--grid-column-start-lg:5;--grid-column-start-xl:5;--grid-column-start-xxl:6"><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Large birds, such as the albatross, eat large amounts of plastics. But that doesn’t mean large birds eat proportionately more plastic. <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/parakeet-auklet">Parakeet auklets, </a>a small, diving bird that lives in the Northern Pacific near Alaska, shows the highest predisposition toward eating plastic, Wilcox says.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy "><a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="http://ocean.si.edu/slideshow/laysan-albatrosses%E2%80%99-plastic-problem">Albatross</a> are more prone to eating plastic because they fish by skimming their beaks across the top of the water, and inadvertently take in plastics floating on the surface. Petrels and shearwaters, which live on offshore islands and forage over large areas of sea, also contain large amounts of plastic in their stomachs.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Plastic found inside birds includes bags, bottle caps, synthetic fibers from clothing, and tiny rice-sized bits that have been broken down by the sun and waves.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">The health effects of plastics on seabird populations have not been fully measured. But observational data collected is troubling enough, Wilcox says.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Sharp-edged plastic kills birds by punching holes in internal organs. Some seabirds eat so much plastic, there is little room left in their gut for food, which affects their body weight, jeopardizing their health. One bird examined by scientist <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="http://people.csiro.au/H/D/Denise-Hardesty.aspx">Denise Hardesty</a> had consumed 200 pieces of plastic.</p></div></div></div><div class="NYwzQ vUYNV glxIO ilAoG HPkGR "><div class="natgeo-ad" data-testid="prism-ad-wrapper" style="min-width:728px;min-height:90px;transition:min-height 0.3s linear 0s" data-ad-placeholder="true"><div data-box-type="fitt-adbox-fitt-article-inline-outstream" data-testid="prism-ad"><div class="Ad fitt-article-inline-outstream ad-slot " data-slot-type="fitt-article-inline-outstream" data-slot-kvps="pos=fitt-article-inline-outstream-2"></div></div></div></div><div class="FITT_Article_main_group_wrapper VZTD UeCOM jIRH oimqG DjbQm UwdmX Xmrlz ReShI KaJdY lqtkC ssImf HfYhe RTHNs iJVrZ " data-testid="prism-GridContainer"><div class="Kiog kNVGM nvpSA qwdi bmjsw " data-testid="prism-GridRow"><div class="theme-e oBTii mrzah " data-testid="prism-GridColumn" style="--grid-column-span-xxs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-xs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-sm:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-md:20;--grid-column-span-lg:16;--grid-column-span-xl:16;--grid-column-span-xxl:14;--grid-column-start-xxs:auto;--grid-column-start-xs:auto;--grid-column-start-sm:auto;--grid-column-start-md:3;--grid-column-start-lg:5;--grid-column-start-xl:5;--grid-column-start-xxl:6"><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">“If you add more plastic to the gut, it will eventually make a difference,” Wilcox says. “The trend suggests that it’s going to keep increasing.”</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">A recent <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0129342">study</a> found a 67 percent decline in seabird populations between 1950 and 2010.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN ">“Essentially seabirds are going extinct,” says Wilcox. “Maybe not tomorrow. But they’re headed down sharply. 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They may 'sound' like dinner." aria-describedby="Whyarewhaleseatingpltags"><div class="hsDdd GpQCA lZur BOsoU YMZw dihEb srtah LmIPo JzlZQ VbrfA zZsl kjmkg OwbFk QuuaM cBQOR "><div class="GpQCA lZur lIngG nFtJ GHKp awJgN EuJtJ " data-testid="prism-ratio-frame"><div class="FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV "><picture data-testid="prism-picture"><source media="(max-width: 413px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/917a95db-d60e-480f-96df-08b24e3e7b02/NationalGeographic_2772408_4x3.jpg?w=300&h=225, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/917a95db-d60e-480f-96df-08b24e3e7b02/NationalGeographic_2772408_4x3.jpg?w=600&h=450 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 414px) and (max-width: 767px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/917a95db-d60e-480f-96df-08b24e3e7b02/NationalGeographic_2772408_4x3.jpg?w=612&h=459, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/917a95db-d60e-480f-96df-08b24e3e7b02/NationalGeographic_2772408_4x3.jpg?w=1224&h=918 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/917a95db-d60e-480f-96df-08b24e3e7b02/NationalGeographic_2772408_4x3.jpg?w=718&h=539, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/917a95db-d60e-480f-96df-08b24e3e7b02/NationalGeographic_2772408_4x3.jpg?w=1436&h=1078 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 1025px) and (max-width: 1260px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/917a95db-d60e-480f-96df-08b24e3e7b02/NationalGeographic_2772408_4x3.jpg?w=300&h=225, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/917a95db-d60e-480f-96df-08b24e3e7b02/NationalGeographic_2772408_4x3.jpg?w=600&h=450 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 1261px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/917a95db-d60e-480f-96df-08b24e3e7b02/NationalGeographic_2772408_4x3.jpg?w=612&h=459, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/917a95db-d60e-480f-96df-08b24e3e7b02/NationalGeographic_2772408_4x3.jpg?w=1224&h=918 2x"/><img alt="" class="hsDdd " data-testid="prism-image" draggable="false" src="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/917a95db-d60e-480f-96df-08b24e3e7b02/NationalGeographic_2772408_4x3.jpg"/></picture></div></div></div><div class="QGHKv iVcn avodi rEPuv ICwhc ibBnq seFhp WtEci "><div class="VZTD rEPuv QXDKT sAjcO " data-testid="prism-meta"><div class="CJAFL gDeX "><div class="mLASH VZTD UeCOM wSnmx ltDkr MjHGf rmiAn vvBSK " id="Whyarewhaleseatingpltags"><div class="wXbPV YAJid wPGsL ">ANIMALS</div></div><h2 class="PFoxV eBpQD rcQBv bQtjQ lQUdN GpQCA mAkiF FvMyr WvoqU " id="Whyarewhaleseatingplheadline">Why are whales eating plastic bags? They may 'sound' like dinner.</h2></div></div></div></a></div><div class="liAe uMOq zYIfP pYgZk Mxrkk hsDdd lZur TPpRg NoUSU igcMP DtJWr QgBvn DFdlJ MpFZk " data-testid="prism-card"><a class="iVcn UbGlr ibBnq qdXbA avodi DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE QGHKv rEPuv ICwhc seFhp WtEci dVINO " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/spinning-fish-sawfish-florida-toxins-diseases-algae" aria-label="Fish along the Florida Keys are spinning in circles until they die—and no one knows why" aria-describedby="FishalongtheFloridaKtags"><div class="hsDdd GpQCA lZur BOsoU YMZw dihEb srtah LmIPo JzlZQ VbrfA zZsl kjmkg OwbFk QuuaM cBQOR "><div class="GpQCA lZur lIngG nFtJ GHKp awJgN EuJtJ " data-testid="prism-ratio-frame"><div class="FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV "><picture data-testid="prism-picture"><source media="(max-width: 413px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/72b45b38-c1bf-4b90-acc3-e24a6d4ffb07/C0585052-Smalltooth_sawfish_4x3.jpg?w=300&h=225, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/72b45b38-c1bf-4b90-acc3-e24a6d4ffb07/C0585052-Smalltooth_sawfish_4x3.jpg?w=600&h=450 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 414px) and (max-width: 767px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/72b45b38-c1bf-4b90-acc3-e24a6d4ffb07/C0585052-Smalltooth_sawfish_4x3.jpg?w=612&h=459, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/72b45b38-c1bf-4b90-acc3-e24a6d4ffb07/C0585052-Smalltooth_sawfish_4x3.jpg?w=1224&h=918 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/72b45b38-c1bf-4b90-acc3-e24a6d4ffb07/C0585052-Smalltooth_sawfish_4x3.jpg?w=718&h=539, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/72b45b38-c1bf-4b90-acc3-e24a6d4ffb07/C0585052-Smalltooth_sawfish_4x3.jpg?w=1436&h=1078 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 1025px) and (max-width: 1260px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/72b45b38-c1bf-4b90-acc3-e24a6d4ffb07/C0585052-Smalltooth_sawfish_4x3.jpg?w=300&h=225, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/72b45b38-c1bf-4b90-acc3-e24a6d4ffb07/C0585052-Smalltooth_sawfish_4x3.jpg?w=600&h=450 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 1261px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/72b45b38-c1bf-4b90-acc3-e24a6d4ffb07/C0585052-Smalltooth_sawfish_4x3.jpg?w=612&h=459, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/72b45b38-c1bf-4b90-acc3-e24a6d4ffb07/C0585052-Smalltooth_sawfish_4x3.jpg?w=1224&h=918 2x"/><img alt="" class="hsDdd " data-testid="prism-image" draggable="false" src="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/72b45b38-c1bf-4b90-acc3-e24a6d4ffb07/C0585052-Smalltooth_sawfish_4x3.jpg"/></picture></div></div></div><div class="QGHKv iVcn avodi rEPuv ICwhc ibBnq seFhp WtEci "><div class="VZTD rEPuv QXDKT sAjcO " data-testid="prism-meta"><div class="CJAFL gDeX "><div class="mLASH VZTD UeCOM wSnmx ltDkr MjHGf rmiAn vvBSK " id="FishalongtheFloridaKtags"><div class="wXbPV YAJid wPGsL ">ANIMALS</div></div><h2 class="PFoxV eBpQD rcQBv bQtjQ lQUdN GpQCA mAkiF FvMyr WvoqU " id="FishalongtheFloridaKheadline">Fish along the Florida Keys are spinning in circles until they die—and no one knows why</h2></div></div></div></a></div><div class="liAe uMOq zYIfP pYgZk Mxrkk hsDdd lZur TPpRg NoUSU igcMP DtJWr QgBvn DFdlJ MpFZk " data-testid="prism-card"><a class="iVcn UbGlr ibBnq qdXbA avodi DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE QGHKv rEPuv ICwhc seFhp WtEci dVINO " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/sharks-rare-earth-element-metal-pollution" aria-label="These sharks have rare earth metals in their organs. Is your old cell phone the culprit?" aria-describedby="Thesesharkshaverareetags"><div class="hsDdd GpQCA lZur BOsoU YMZw dihEb srtah LmIPo JzlZQ VbrfA zZsl kjmkg OwbFk QuuaM cBQOR "><div class="GpQCA lZur lIngG nFtJ GHKp awJgN EuJtJ " data-testid="prism-ratio-frame"><div class="FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV "><picture data-testid="prism-picture"><source media="(max-width: 413px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/a1c53913-3b50-4b1c-898b-dba7f8a28116/Minden_90215781_4x3.jpg?w=300&h=225, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/a1c53913-3b50-4b1c-898b-dba7f8a28116/Minden_90215781_4x3.jpg?w=600&h=450 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 414px) and (max-width: 767px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/a1c53913-3b50-4b1c-898b-dba7f8a28116/Minden_90215781_4x3.jpg?w=612&h=459, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/a1c53913-3b50-4b1c-898b-dba7f8a28116/Minden_90215781_4x3.jpg?w=1224&h=918 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/a1c53913-3b50-4b1c-898b-dba7f8a28116/Minden_90215781_4x3.jpg?w=350&h=262, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/a1c53913-3b50-4b1c-898b-dba7f8a28116/Minden_90215781_4x3.jpg?w=700&h=524 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 1025px) and (max-width: 1260px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/a1c53913-3b50-4b1c-898b-dba7f8a28116/Minden_90215781_4x3.jpg?w=195&h=146, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/a1c53913-3b50-4b1c-898b-dba7f8a28116/Minden_90215781_4x3.jpg?w=390&h=292 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 1261px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/a1c53913-3b50-4b1c-898b-dba7f8a28116/Minden_90215781_4x3.jpg?w=400&h=300, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/a1c53913-3b50-4b1c-898b-dba7f8a28116/Minden_90215781_4x3.jpg?w=800&h=600 2x"/><img alt="" class="hsDdd " data-testid="prism-image" draggable="false" src="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/a1c53913-3b50-4b1c-898b-dba7f8a28116/Minden_90215781_4x3.jpg"/></picture></div></div></div><div class="QGHKv iVcn avodi rEPuv ICwhc ibBnq seFhp WtEci "><div class="VZTD rEPuv QXDKT sAjcO " data-testid="prism-meta"><div class="CJAFL gDeX "><div class="mLASH VZTD UeCOM wSnmx ltDkr MjHGf rmiAn vvBSK " id="Thesesharkshaverareetags"><div class="wXbPV YAJid wPGsL ">ANIMALS</div></div><h2 class="PFoxV eBpQD rcQBv bQtjQ lQUdN GpQCA mAkiF FvMyr WvoqU " id="Thesesharkshaverareeheadline">These sharks have rare earth metals in their organs. Is your old cell phone the culprit?</h2></div></div></div></a></div><div class="liAe uMOq zYIfP pYgZk Mxrkk hsDdd lZur TPpRg NoUSU igcMP DtJWr QgBvn DFdlJ MpFZk " data-testid="prism-card"><a class="iVcn UbGlr ibBnq qdXbA avodi DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE QGHKv rEPuv ICwhc seFhp WtEci dVINO " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/orcas-health-ocean-pollution-arctic" aria-label="You are what you eat—and for orcas, that’s bad news" aria-describedby="Youarewhatyoueatandftags"><div class="hsDdd GpQCA lZur BOsoU YMZw dihEb srtah LmIPo JzlZQ VbrfA zZsl kjmkg OwbFk QuuaM cBQOR "><div class="GpQCA lZur lIngG nFtJ GHKp awJgN EuJtJ " data-testid="prism-ratio-frame"><div class="FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV "><picture data-testid="prism-picture"><source media="(max-width: 413px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/923fe51a-5b76-49ca-bcd0-5e625e8c6937/NationalGeographic_2772400_4x3.jpg?w=300&h=225, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/923fe51a-5b76-49ca-bcd0-5e625e8c6937/NationalGeographic_2772400_4x3.jpg?w=600&h=450 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 414px) and (max-width: 767px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/923fe51a-5b76-49ca-bcd0-5e625e8c6937/NationalGeographic_2772400_4x3.jpg?w=612&h=459, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/923fe51a-5b76-49ca-bcd0-5e625e8c6937/NationalGeographic_2772400_4x3.jpg?w=1224&h=918 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/923fe51a-5b76-49ca-bcd0-5e625e8c6937/NationalGeographic_2772400_4x3.jpg?w=350&h=263, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/923fe51a-5b76-49ca-bcd0-5e625e8c6937/NationalGeographic_2772400_4x3.jpg?w=700&h=526 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 1025px) and (max-width: 1260px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/923fe51a-5b76-49ca-bcd0-5e625e8c6937/NationalGeographic_2772400_4x3.jpg?w=195&h=146, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/923fe51a-5b76-49ca-bcd0-5e625e8c6937/NationalGeographic_2772400_4x3.jpg?w=390&h=292 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 1261px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/923fe51a-5b76-49ca-bcd0-5e625e8c6937/NationalGeographic_2772400_4x3.jpg?w=400&h=300, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/923fe51a-5b76-49ca-bcd0-5e625e8c6937/NationalGeographic_2772400_4x3.jpg?w=800&h=600 2x"/><img alt="" class="hsDdd " data-testid="prism-image" draggable="false" src="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/923fe51a-5b76-49ca-bcd0-5e625e8c6937/NationalGeographic_2772400_4x3.jpg"/></picture></div></div></div><div class="QGHKv iVcn avodi rEPuv ICwhc ibBnq seFhp WtEci "><div class="VZTD rEPuv QXDKT sAjcO " data-testid="prism-meta"><div class="CJAFL gDeX "><div class="mLASH VZTD UeCOM wSnmx ltDkr MjHGf rmiAn vvBSK " id="Youarewhatyoueatandftags"><div class="wXbPV YAJid wPGsL ">ANIMALS</div></div><h2 class="PFoxV eBpQD rcQBv bQtjQ lQUdN GpQCA mAkiF FvMyr WvoqU " id="Youarewhatyoueatandfheadline">You are what you eat—and for orcas, that’s bad news</h2></div></div></div></a></div><div class="liAe uMOq zYIfP pYgZk Mxrkk hsDdd lZur TPpRg NoUSU igcMP DtJWr QgBvn DFdlJ MpFZk " data-testid="prism-card"><a class="iVcn UbGlr ibBnq qdXbA avodi DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE QGHKv rEPuv ICwhc seFhp WtEci dVINO " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/seabird-crisis-conservation-birds-oceans" aria-label="Lost at Sea: Why the Birds You Don’t See Are Fading Away" aria-describedby="LostatSeaWhytheBirdstags"><div class="hsDdd GpQCA lZur BOsoU YMZw dihEb srtah LmIPo JzlZQ VbrfA zZsl kjmkg OwbFk QuuaM cBQOR "><div class="GpQCA lZur lIngG nFtJ GHKp awJgN EuJtJ " data-testid="prism-ratio-frame"><div class="FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV "><picture data-testid="prism-picture"><source media="(max-width: 413px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/cd7f2398-570e-4198-8cb7-df9c68d0bfbb/seabird-crisis-loss-sea-ocean-10_4x3.jpg?w=300&h=225, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/cd7f2398-570e-4198-8cb7-df9c68d0bfbb/seabird-crisis-loss-sea-ocean-10_4x3.jpg?w=600&h=450 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 414px) and (max-width: 767px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/cd7f2398-570e-4198-8cb7-df9c68d0bfbb/seabird-crisis-loss-sea-ocean-10_4x3.jpg?w=612&h=459, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/cd7f2398-570e-4198-8cb7-df9c68d0bfbb/seabird-crisis-loss-sea-ocean-10_4x3.jpg?w=1224&h=918 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/cd7f2398-570e-4198-8cb7-df9c68d0bfbb/seabird-crisis-loss-sea-ocean-10_4x3.jpg?w=350&h=263, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/cd7f2398-570e-4198-8cb7-df9c68d0bfbb/seabird-crisis-loss-sea-ocean-10_4x3.jpg?w=700&h=526 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 1025px) and (max-width: 1260px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/cd7f2398-570e-4198-8cb7-df9c68d0bfbb/seabird-crisis-loss-sea-ocean-10_4x3.jpg?w=195&h=146, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/cd7f2398-570e-4198-8cb7-df9c68d0bfbb/seabird-crisis-loss-sea-ocean-10_4x3.jpg?w=390&h=292 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 1261px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/cd7f2398-570e-4198-8cb7-df9c68d0bfbb/seabird-crisis-loss-sea-ocean-10_4x3.jpg?w=400&h=300, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/cd7f2398-570e-4198-8cb7-df9c68d0bfbb/seabird-crisis-loss-sea-ocean-10_4x3.jpg?w=800&h=600 2x"/><img alt="" class="hsDdd " data-testid="prism-image" draggable="false" src="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/cd7f2398-570e-4198-8cb7-df9c68d0bfbb/seabird-crisis-loss-sea-ocean-10_4x3.jpg"/></picture></div></div></div><div class="QGHKv iVcn avodi rEPuv ICwhc ibBnq seFhp WtEci "><div class="VZTD rEPuv QXDKT sAjcO " data-testid="prism-meta"><div class="CJAFL gDeX "><div class="mLASH VZTD UeCOM wSnmx ltDkr MjHGf rmiAn vvBSK " id="LostatSeaWhytheBirdstags"><div class="wXbPV YAJid wPGsL ">MAGAZINE</div></div><h2 class="PFoxV eBpQD rcQBv bQtjQ lQUdN GpQCA mAkiF FvMyr WvoqU " id="LostatSeaWhytheBirdsheadline">Lost at Sea: Why the Birds You Don’t See Are Fading 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