Weekly Science Roundup: 11/2/2018

Where does your recycled plastic go? Perhaps into future highways. The Washington Post, 10/28/2018

Robots to play "stork" and plant coral larvae around the Great Barrier Reef New Atlas, 10/29/2018

A running list of action on plastic pollution National Geographic, 10/29/2018

Climate change: 'Wetlands vital to protect cities' BBC, 10/29/2018

A Rare Dumbo Octopus Has Been Filmed Swimming in The Deep Ocean Science Alert, 10/29/2018

John Kerry & David Cameron: Help us protect oceans from climate change, pollution, overfishing USA Today, 10/29/2018

Plastic waste elimination pledge by 2025 attracts more big firms BBC, 10/29/2018

We Cannot Recycle And Beach Clean Our Way Out Of A Plastics Crisis Huffington Post, 10/29/2018

Study uncovers high levels of previously unsuspected pollutant in homes, environment Phys.org, 10/30/2018

China Just Legalized Rhino Horn And Tiger Bone For Medical Use, Reversing 25-Year Ban Huffington Post, 10/30/2018

The planet’s hidden climate change Reuters Special Report, 10/30/2018

93 percent of the world’s children breathe toxic, polluted air each day USA Today, 10/30/2018

Scientists Have Found The Largest Deep-Sea Nursery, With More Than 1000 Octopuses Science Alert, 10/30/2018

Two generations of humans have killed off more than half the world’s wildlife populations, report finds Washington Post, 10/30/2018

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Just Smashed Two Records in a Single Day Gizmodo, 10/30/2018

LOS ANGELES MUST PAY BILLIONS TO ADAPT—OR SLIP INTO THE SEA Wired, 10/31/2018

Visualizing the Global Transition to Green Energy Visual Capitalist, 10/31/2018

Why Do Birds Have Colorful Eggs? Because They're Dinosaurs Gizmodo, 10/31/2018

5 recycling myths busted National Geographic, 10/31/2018

Earth’s Wildlife Populations Have Dropped By 60 Percent Since 1970 Huffington Post, 10/31/2018

Historic flooding in Italy: What role has climate change played in the destruction? USA Today, 10/31/2018

Five countries hold 70% of world's last wildernesses, map reveals The Guardian, 10/31/2018

Study: Freak summer weather and wild jet-stream patterns are on the rise because of global warming Washington Post, 10/31/2018

I tried living a zero waste life for 7 days — here's what I learned CNBC, 10/31/2018

DNA project to decode 'all complex life' on Earth BBC, 11/1/2018

Climate change: Oceans 'soaking up more heat than estimated' BBC, 11/1/2018

A supercomputer on the ISS will soon be open for science experiments The Verge, 11/1/2018