FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Sound is all around us. And you can even do your own sound experiments right at home. Science Central executive director Martin Fisher stopped by WANE 15 to show a science of ...

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Plastic drinking straws that get into marine ecosystems make beaches unsightly and pose problems for turtles and seabirds. So, people increasingly favor alternatives marketed as biodegradable or ...

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Plastic drinking straws that find their way into marine ecosystems not only ruin the beauty of beaches but also present challenges for turtles and seabirds. To address this issue, alternatives ...

But the hydrodynamics of their operation was not previously studied. The researchers expanded their study to include several kinds of straws -- a thin coffee stirrer type, a regular soda type, and a ...

After 16 weeks in seawater, bioplastic straws made of foam (top image) broke down at least twice as fast as the solid versions (bottom image). Plastic drinking straws that get into marine ecosystems ...