Here's my vote for the most disheartening Anthropocene quote of the week: "A new disease caused solely by plastics has been discovered in seabirds." Named plasticosis, the illness is caused by the constant irritation of a bird's digestive tract. #oceanplastics #plastics #birds

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/03/plasticosis-new-disease-caused-by-plastics-discovered-in-seabirds