Human DNA in River Sediment Emerges as Strongest Clue to Microplastic Hotspots
A study of China's Shihe River found that human mitochondrial DNA in sediment, a molecular marker of site-specific human activity, ...
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Microplastics Found in Every Sample of Bulgarian Black Sea Coastal Waters
A year-long survey of Bulgaria's Black Sea coast found microplastics in 22 of 23 seawater samples, averaging 7.3 particles per ...
Dietary Fiber Cuts Nanoplastic Uptake in Mice, Study Finds
A new Nature Communications study shows that high fiber diets reduce nanoplastic retention in male mice by up to seven-fold, ...
UV Light Turns Polystyrene Microplastic Surfaces Into Oxidized Shells While Cores Stay Intact
A controlled thin-film experiment shows that TiO2/Fe3O4 composites drive UV-driven oxidation of polystyrene microplastics primarily at the particle surface, leaving ...
Where Does the Fluorine Go? New Study Tracks PFAS Destruction Down to the Atom
The significance of this study becomes clearer when viewed against the broader architecture of PFAS remediation, which increasingly relies on ...
Microplastics in Bangladesh’s Karnaphuli River: What a Critical Review Really Found
A PRISMA-guided review of fifteen studies finds microplastics throughout the Karnaphuli River system, but warns that source attribution and human ...
From Farm Film to Food Chain: How Microplastics in Agricultural Soils Threaten Crops and Food Security
A comprehensive review reveals that agricultural soils accumulate far more microplastic pollution than oceans, threatening soil health, crop yields, and ...
Plastic pollution and invasive species are merging into a single ecological crisis
A systematic review of 146 studies reveals how plastic debris and invasive species reinforce one another, with consequences for dispersal, ...
Drought Turns Polluted Farmland Into Hidden Superbug Hotspots, Scientists Warn
A new review argues that drought reorganizes the bioavailability and mixture behavior of soil contaminants while expanding antibiotic resistance, turning ...
Weathered Microplastics in Himalayan Watershed Soil Act as Pollutant Carriers
A new study of soil from India's Sukhna Lake watershed shows that environmentally weathered microplastics are oxidized, mineral-coated, and contaminated ...
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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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