{
  "id": 1762575,
  "title": "Fifteen years of data link plastic pollution to seabird population losses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/fifteen-years-of-data-link-plastic-pollution-to-seabird-population",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-18T17:30:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-fifteen-years-link-plastic-pollution.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Every year, about 50 million metric tons of plastic is dumped into the environment. This waste entangles, chokes and poisons wildlife worldwide, including sable shearwaters living on the remote Australian island of Lord Howe. After hatching on the island, these birds head out to sea for several years before returning to breed as adults.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}