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This Plant's Secret Superpower: It Cleans Plastic From Your Water!

Tuesday 21 April 2026 ScienceDaily
This Plant's Secret Superpower: It Cleans Plastic From Your Water!

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Scientists just discovered that seeds from a plant called moringa can grab tiny plastic bits floating in water and clump them together so they're easier to filter out. This natural solution works just as well as the fancy chemicals we normally use—and it's much cheaper! Imagine if the answer to cleaner drinking water was hiding in a plant all along.
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