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VICE News Capsule - Thursday, May 14
Factory fire kills dozens in the Philippines, al Shabaab is recruiting Kenyans of Somali descent, private firm set to start drilling for oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico, and Danish team warns of the perils of dumping plastics into our oceans.
Massive Explosion in Zhangzhou, China Highlights Chemical Plant Risks
The explosion is the second at the facility in less than two years and comes amidst protests elsewhere in China over the construction of chemical plants and concerns over contamination.
14 Women Sailed to Sea to Investigate Plastic's Toxic Impact on Hormones
The all-women Exxpedition mission wants to make the unseen seen, from ocean pollution to women in science.
Why Every Gadget Feels Like Shark Dick
An investigation to the strange feel of thermoplastics that has come to dominate our interaction with electronics.
How Humans and Nature Make Their Own Plastics
Humans and trees don’t have much in common, biologically speaking. But we do share one deep love: long molecules. Really long molecules.
Scientists Say Chemicals in Plastics May Be Shrinking Your Baby's Dick
Exposure to a compound called DINP might alter your hormones so drastically that if you're pregnant with a boy he could be born with a smaller than average penis or other abnormalities.
Bees Are Building Nests with Our Waste Plastic
It could be a sign they're adapting to our increasingly plastic world.
A 'River of Rubbish' Is Flowing From London Into the North Sea
There's a "plastic swamp" hidden beneath the surface of the Thames.
There's So Much Plastic in the Oceans It's Been Called a New Ecosystem
The Plastisphere we've created can contain some pretty nasty microbes.
There's a Great Plastic Garbage Patch in the Great Lakes, Too
Plastic is forever, people. Let's use it wisely.
Thanks to Fracking, All of Our Stuff Will Be Made Out of Natural Gas
Plastic bags, tires, bottles, clothes, carpet, antifreeze, fertilizer—your whole world is about to be made of fracked natural gas.