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

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 29 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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 28 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Taiatari@lemmynsfw.com 21 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

But then we find out that they had Lego.

[–] goldteeth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 5 days ago

well duh, that's how they built the pyramids

[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 7 points 5 days ago

Oh, super

[+] SaltSong@startrek.website 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

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[–] asterisky@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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 2 days ago

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

[–] scott@lem.free.as 4 points 4 days ago

Lemon or lime?