Get your science on this week SciShow style.
“This week, the truth about “biodegradable plastic,” and new insights into how global warming might eventually make winters colder.” – YT
“Plastics have become an essential compound to modern life, found in everything from automobiles and electronics to linens and product packaging. Since 1979, more plastic has been produced in the United States than steel.
“But the complex chemistry of plastic is responsible for more than a booming industry. It is also at the heart of an environmental crisis.
“Plastic molecules consist of long carbon chains with repeating units. The elements and arrangement of these “monomers” determine the plastic’s properties: stiff or elastic, hard or soft, transparent or opaque.
“No other construction material comes close to plastic’s versatility.”
Read more and learn about the plastics stuff here: LiveScience.com
