Clean water and new opportunities for animals worldwide

This week at BrightNews, much revolves around water and the animals that depend on it. In New Jersey, two Princeton alumni are testing a device that filters microplastics from wastewater, inspired by plants that repel water but attract dirt. A two-year trial is now underway in Atlantic City, while lab tests have already shown that a prototype could remove 98 percent of the particles [1]. England also centers on a river: in Somerset, eighteen volunteers put themselves in the shoes of animals like salmon, otter, and earthworm to feel what pollution does to the River Tone. Their experiences led to...