Tiny Seafloor Worms Emerge as Surprising Players in the Ocean Plastic Mystery
New microcosm experiments show that marine nematodes sequester microplastics only at very high particle densities, with opportunistic non-selective feeders doing ...
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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 ...
Scientists Find Plastic Fused Into Rock on India’s West Coast in a First
Researchers report the first evidence of plastistone, a plastic-rock composite formed from discarded nylon fishing gear, on the Maharashtra coast ...
From Field to Fork: Microplastics Are Invading the Food We Grow
A comprehensive new review traces how microplastics and nanoplastics from mulch films, sewage sludge and wastewater travel through agricultural soils ...
Gold Nanorod Microneedles Supercharge Infrared Detection of Microplastics
Researchers in South Korea have built microneedle arrays tipped with clustered gold nanorods that amplify mid-infrared signals more than a ...
California Puts Microplastics on Its Regulatory Radar as Global Treaty Talks Stall
As UN plastics treaty negotiations remain stalled, California's addition of microplastics to its Candidate Chemicals List on October 1 opens ...
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 ...
Microplastics and BPA Together Weaken Fish Antiviral Defenses Through Oxidative Stress
A new study shows that co-exposure to microplastics and bisphenol A suppresses NRF2-mediated antioxidant defense in largemouth bass, triggering oxidative ...
Microplastics and BPA Quietly Rewire Fish Immunity, Raising Viral Disease Risk in Aquaculture
An editorial in Advanced Biotechnology argues that microplastics and bisphenol A reprogram the immune and antioxidant defenses of farmed fish ...
Microplastics Have Infiltrated Bangladesh’s Waters, Fish, Salt and Even Tea
A systematic review of 50 studies finds microplastics contaminating Bangladesh's water, sediment, fish, salt, sugar and tea, with textile fibers ...
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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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