Your Penis Might Be Full of Microplastics, and The Seine is Definitely Full of Bacteria

Microplastics are everywhere—and we mean everywhere. These pesky
plastic pollutants have been found in penis tissue, testicles,
breast milk and blood. They’ve turned up in Antarctic snow, in the
clouds above Mount Fuji, inside deep-sea creatures and near the top
of Mount Everest. In Paris Olympic ambitions for the Seine’s are
being complicated by bacteria. Far above Earth, the Starliner
spacecraft faced a rocky road to the International Space Station
(ISS). Starliner’s return to Earth is being delayed as Boeing and
NASA officials take a look at the leaks and thruster failures that
occurred during its journey to the ISS. Recommended reading:
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