It's official; mankind is killing off our oceans far faster than previously thought. The first global-scale study of human impacts on marine ecosystems, published today in the flagship US journal Science, reveals a picture of widespread destruction with few if any areas remaining untouched.

Now this is fun. Top-notch design studio Freerange Graphics have produced another of their really quite cool online animations, and anyone who's seen cyberpunk animal welfare skit The Meatrix or organic sci-fi rip-off Grocery Store Wars will know they can put a groovy spin on ethically-minded issues. But for their latest viral masterpiece they've shifted away from foodstuffs and onto toxic chemicals in the form Sam Suds and the Case of the Poison Plastic, a pop at toxic PVC that has more than a touch of The Big Sleep about it.