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 ...
Tag: ecotoxicology
Carbamazepine increases marbled crayfish movement in laboratory exposure study
A 96-hour laboratory study found increased movement in marbled crayfish exposed to environmentally relevant carbamazepine, but no detected changes after ...
Fish study links aged PLA microplastics to blood-cell changes
A rainbow trout experiment associated PLA microplastic exposure with blood-cell changes, with different immune-related responses after simulated sunlight aging.
Direct PCR matches standard metabarcoding for chironomid communities
A controlled comparison found that direct PCR and conventional DNA extraction produced broadly comparable chironomid community compositions, although direct PCR ...
Volcanic Minerals That Lock Away Lead and Cadmium Show Detox Power in Rodents
A new review highlights how natural zeolite minerals such as clinoptilolite can dramatically reduce lead and cadmium burdens in laboratory ...
Mosquito Larvicide Pyriproxyfen Disrupts Thyroid Signals in Fish at WHO-Approved Doses
A new zebrafish study finds that the WHO-approved mosquito larvicide pyriproxyfen disrupts the thyroid axis and damages kidney tubules in ...
Nanoparticles in nature: how tiny pollutants travel, transform and threaten ecosystems
Nanoparticles are now everywhere in modern life, from sunscreens and medicines to farm fertilisers and water filters, and a major ...
Neonicotinoids quietly scramble bumblebee brains, landmark systematic review reveals
A systematic review of 52 studies reveals that neonicotinoid insecticides impair bumblebee foraging, learning, memory, and reproduction at sublethal doses, ...
New landscape-scale pesticide model tracks chemicals through soil, plants and pollen
A new dynamic model in the ALMaSS framework simulates pesticide amounts across a 10 by 10 km landscape at one ...
Common Pesticide Silences Quail Courtship and Damages DNA, Study Finds
A new study shows chronic imidacloprid exposure disrupts courtship, hormones, and DNA in Japanese quails, offering behavioral early warnings of ...
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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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