Low-Dose PVC Microplastics Boost Pak Choi Seedlings, High Doses Trigger Stress
A controlled experiment on Brassica chinensis seedlings found that 0.5 percent PVC microplastics in soil promoted growth through lateral root ...
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Biodegradable Microplastics Are Not Benign: Soil Review Reveals Context-Dependent Effects
A synthesis of 105 experimental studies finds that biodegradable microplastics act as both carbon inputs and ecological stressors in soil–plant ...
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 ...
Safe Wastewater Reuse on Farms Demands Unified Risk and Governance Framework
A new review integrates contaminant monitoring, quantitative risk assessment, and AI-assisted governance into a unified framework for safe agricultural wastewater ...
Review separates maternal microplastic transfer from offspring harm
A critical review finds limited evidence that microplastics pass directly from exposed aquatic parents to embryos while warning that offspring ...
Sandpits reveal microplastics shed from sports surfaces in Polish case study
A Polish case study found 3 to 104 microplastic particles per 10 grams of long-jump sand, demonstrating that sandpits can ...
Review maps micro- and nanoplastic reproductive toxicity, with human causal evidence still limited
A 2026 systematic review finds that micro- and nanoplastics impair male reproduction in animal and cell models, while insufficient clinical ...
Roman-Era Aqueduct Hides a Brand-New Species of Woodlouse in Spain
A new species of tiny woodlouse has been discovered living on rotten wood in a Roman-era underground aqueduct beneath the ...
The first evidence of microplastics in plant-formed fresh-water micro-ecosystems: Dipsacus teasel phytotelmata in Slovakia contaminated with MPs
A field study detected microplastics in six of 171 phytotelmata sampled from teasels at two eastern Slovak localities in 2021.
Pilot study finds microplastics in all 15 fish sampled near Sozopol on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast
A pilot study of 15 fish from five species caught near Sozopol, Bulgaria, found microplastics in every specimen, but its ...
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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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