Plastic pollution and invasive species are merging into a single ecological crisis
A systematic review of 146 studies reveals how plastic debris and invasive species reinforce one another, with consequences for dispersal,...
Households Across Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Zambia Want to Recycle Plastic, but Barriers Keep Getting in the Way
A comparative survey of 216 households in Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Zambia finds that willingness to segregate plastic waste is...
Soft matter science could finally break our addiction to plastic food packaging
A comprehensive Frontiers in Soft Matter review maps how viscoelasticity, self-assembly and nanocomposite reinforcement could transform bio-based polymers, edible films...
Cheap, Fast Mussel Test Tracks Toxic Oil Spill Chemicals in Brazil’s Most Polluted Bay
Brazilian researchers have validated a fast, low-cost QuEChERS-SPE-GC-MS method for tracking carcinogenic PAHs in mussels from Guanabara Bay, revealing that...
Drones and Spectral Signatures Reveal Hidden Plastic Pollution on Farmland
A new drone-based study shows that ordinary cameras can map plastic film residues on farmland, while purpose-built short-wave infrared sensors...
From Production to Planetary Health: Scientists Map the Full Life Cycle of Global Plastic Pollution
A comprehensive review in National Science Review maps how plastics spread, transform and cause harm across ecosystems and human health,...
Glitter Found Inside Corals on Remote Atlantic Islands in a First for Science
For the first time, scientists have documented hexagonal PET glitter particles ingested by corals on the remote Trindade and Martim...
Thousands of Fishing Debris Items Pile Up on Argentina’s Most Famous Fishing Groynes
A survey of 45 artificial groynes in Mar del Plata recorded 2,146 fishing-related debris items, with recreational anglers identified as...
Rainfall and Plastic: New Survey Reveals What Litters Oman’s Sea of Oman Coastline
A transect-level survey of four Omani coastal sites found plastics made up 62 percent of marine litter and that a...
Tracking Plastic from River to Sea: A Multi-Tool Monitoring Test on Italy’s Po Delta
A feasibility study on Italy's Po Delta combined bridge cameras, drones, satellites, ship sampling and hydrodynamic modelling to track plastic...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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