Superworm Gut Microbes Devour Disposable Face Masks, Study Finds
Researchers in China report that superworm larvae can degrade disposable polypropylene face masks at high rates, and that the breakdown ...
Tag: microplastics
Stopping Plastic at the Source Alone Cannot Save the Ocean from Microplastics
A system dynamics model shows that halting marine plastic inputs by 2050 would cut cumulative ocean plastic by 51.4 percent, ...
Biodegradable Plastic Particles Slow Larval Movement in Fruit Flies, AI Tracking Reveals
Deep-learning tracking reveals that biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoate microplastics significantly slow and disorganize the crawling behavior of fruit fly larvae at sublethal ...
Microplastics May Sabotage Forensic DNA Evidence, Study Warns
New research shows polystyrene microplastics bind to DNA and Taq polymerase, drastically distort DNA quantification, and degrade forensic STR profiles, ...
Aged Plastic Particles Turn a Common Herbicide Into a Far Deadlier Threat to Freshwater Life
A new study shows that weathered polyethylene microplastics adsorb the herbicide 2,4-D and inflict significantly greater behavioral, regenerative, and reproductive ...
Microplastics May Be Silently Rewiring the Ocean’s Smallest Powerhouses
A systematic review of 43 experimental studies reveals that while microplastics consistently impair growth, photosynthesis, and cellular stress responses in ...
Bottled Water Contains Thousands of Plastic Particles, Major Review Finds
A new review finds that bottled water is widely contaminated with micro- and nanoplastics shed mainly from PET packaging, but ...
Biodegradable Plastic Leachates Slow Growth of Marine Microalgae in Lab Tests
A new laboratory study finds that leachates from biodegradable polypropylene microplastics inhibit the growth of marine microalgae, with Chlorella sp. ...
Plastic Fluff That Eats Plastic: Recycled Polymer Filters Snare Microplastics and Then Get a Second Job
Researchers at the University of Palermo have created porous filters from recycled polypropylene and PET that capture over 96 percent ...
Mixed Microplastics Quietly Wreck Fish Blood, Metabolism and Growth
A 21-day laboratory study shows that polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride microplastics, especially in combination, cause anemia, liver and kidney stress, ...
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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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