Common Herbicide at ‘Safe’ Doses Damages Lizard Kidneys, Study Finds
A new study reports that the herbicide 2,4-D caused oxidative stress and kidney tubular damage in the lizard Tropidurus torquatus ...
Tag: ecotoxicology
Sticklebacks Fail to Avoid TNT Leaking From Sunken Munitions
A laboratory choice experiment found that three-spined sticklebacks showed no significant behavioral avoidance of TNT at environmentally relevant concentrations, suggesting ...
Water outweighs food as microplastic source for bullfrog tadpoles
An outdoor mesocosm experiment with American bullfrog tadpoles found that both water and food delivered microplastics, but the waterborne pathway ...
Cyanotoxins and Pollutants Interact in Surprising Ways in Freshwater Algae
A seven-day laboratory study of the green alga Chlorella vulgaris shows that binary mixtures of cyanotoxins, a herbicide and cadmium ...
Gold Nanoparticles Pile Up in Tadpoles When Aquatic Plants Share the Water
A laboratory study found that Rhinella arenarum larvae accumulated far more gold nanoparticles when exposed alongside the aquatic plant Lemna ...
Antibiotic-Metal Complexes Prove More Toxic to Freshwater Algae Than Either Contaminant Alone
A laboratory study found that ciprofloxacin complexed with iron, cobalt, nickel, or copper inhibits freshwater algal growth more strongly than ...
Short-Chain PFAS Replacements Show Distinct Toxic Risks in Fish
A review of fish toxicology finds that PFHxA, HFPO-DA, and TFA pose distinct risks shaped by persistence, internal dose, and ...
Giant Land Snails Emerge as Sentinels of Tropical Soil Contamination in One Health Review
A new review argues that Achatininae land snails can serve as tropical counterparts to standardized temperate bioindicator snails, while flagging ...
Micro- and Nanoplastics Research Surges but Stays Rooted in Environmental Toxicology
A bibliometric analysis of 2,068 publications from 2009 to 2025 finds that micro- and nanoplastics research has surged in recent ...
Glyphosate Weakens Spider Hunting Skills, but Antibiotics Reveal a Hidden Role for Microbes
A laboratory study finds that a field-rate glyphosate-based herbicide reduces the prey capture rate of Pardosa wolf spiders, and that ...
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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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