Plastic Rocks Terrify Researchers on Brazilian Island.

Researchers studying Trindade Island, a remote Brazilian volcanic island known for its green turtles, have discovered rocks made from plastic debris. The rocks, called "plastiglomerates," are a mixture of sedimentary granules and plastic debris, mainly from fishing nets. The plastic washes up on the island and eventually melts, embedding itself within the island's natural geology. This discovery is concerning as pollution has now reached geology, and the plastic dumped incorrectly in the oceans is becoming geological material preserved in the earth's geological records.