Microplastics discovered in caddisfly casings from the 1970s suggest long-term contamination : science

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 22 points 1 month ago

Made me wonder "what would it mean if we found micro plastics in the bones of a 1500 year old mummy or something?"

[-] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago

Okay, now that is the beginning of some good SciFi in the least!

[-] Taiatari@lemmynsfw.com 17 points 1 month ago

In the first instance, we'd probably presume it to be a contamination.

[-] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

But then we find out that they had Lego.

[-] goldteeth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 month ago

well duh, that's how they built the pyramids

[-] floo@retrolemmy.com 6 points 1 month ago

Oh, super

[+] SaltSong@startrek.website 1 points 1 month ago

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[-] asterisky@lemm.ee 1 points 4 weeks ago

Natural sciences museums often keep collections of specimens collected during research expeditions as a sort of biological reference library for research purposes. In addition to environmental impact studies, these collections can also be used e.g. to aid in the identification of new species.

[-] SaltSong@startrek.website 2 points 4 weeks ago

Yea, I asked the question before reading the article. Silly thing for me to do.