New Protocol Reveals Millions of Microplastic Clues Hidden in Greenhouse Soils
Spanish researchers have validated a new analytical protocol that reliably extracts and identifies microplastics as small as 50 micrometres in ...
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Tracking Plastic from River to Sea: A Multi-Tool Monitoring Test on Italy’s Po Delta
A feasibility study on Italy's Po Delta combined bridge cameras, drones, satellites, ship sampling and hydrodynamic modelling to track plastic ...
Microplastics and Lead Team Up to Worsen Soil Damage and Stunt Plant Growth
A new Nigerian study shows that polypropylene microplastics and lead contamination interact synergistically to acidify soil, deplete nutrients, and severely ...
New Low-Cost Protocol Speeds Up Microplastic Detection in River Sediments
Researchers at the University of Florence have optimized a fast, low-cost sample preparation protocol that combines Fenton oxidation with cyclohexane ...
From Soil to Plate: How Tiny Plastics Climb the Food Chain
A new review synthesizes how micro- and nanoplastics enter plants and may pass to animals, while cautioning that evidence of ...
Volcanic Rock Buoys Could End Microplastic Pollution in Oyster Farms
Korean researchers have developed a recyclable thermoplastic-basalt composite buoy that could replace polluting styrofoam floats in oyster farming and cut ...
Shrimp Shell Chitosan Extracted With Green Solvent Pulls Microplastics From Water
Researchers extracted chitosan from shrimp shells using a choline chloride–malonic acid deep eutectic solvent and showed it can coagulate polyethylene ...
Hurricane Helene dumped a huge share of yearly microplastics on remote mountain streams
A new study found that Hurricane Helene drove microplastic deposition three to 22 times above pre-storm levels at three Western ...
Building Better Reefs: Why the Material Beneath the Coral Decides Restoration Success
A new review argues that the success of artificial coral reefs depends on replacing concrete, plastics, metals and wood with ...
Your Office Dust May Be the Worst Place for Microplastic Exposure, Study Finds
A new study of indoor dust in Tiruchirappalli, South India, finds that an academic office harbors the highest and most ...
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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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