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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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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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