Microbes Offer a Powerful New Way to Break Down the World’s Aquatic Pollutants
A new review in Blue Biotechnology details how bacteria, archaea, algae and fungi metabolize everything from oil spills and pesticides ...
Tag: microplastics
Industrial Waste Is Quietly Poisoning the World’s Most Productive Farmland
A global review warns that industrial waste is contaminating productive farmland with heavy metals, PFAS and microplastics that enter food ...
Natural Fibers Step Up as Plastic-Free Champions for Sustainable Food Packaging
A comprehensive review in Results in Chemistry finds that natural fiber-based materials can rival conventional plastics in specific food-packaging applications, ...
Glass Waste Turns Into Buoyant Ceramic Beads That Could End Styrofoam Pollution at Sea
Researchers in South Korea have transformed recycled soda-lime glass into ultralight porous ceramic beads that can be cemented into durable, ...
Stormwater Drains Emerge as Major Overlooked Pathway for Microplastic Pollution in Coastal Cities
A new study of Macao's stormwater system shows that urban drains carry microplastic concentrations of up to 53 particles per ...
Rainwater in Jakarta Carries Plastic Additives, Study Finds
A new study detects PVC, PET, PMMA and plastic additives in rainwater harvesting systems in Greater Jakarta, Indonesia.
Microplastics May Carry Toxic Diatom Chemicals That Harm Copepods
A new review proposes that microplastics colonized by oxylipin-producing diatoms may deliver a hidden chemical stress to copepods on top ...
Microplastics Can Silence or Sharpen a Toxic Pollutant in Freshwater Algae
A full-factorial study of the freshwater alga Raphidocelis subcapitata shows that microplastic concentration determines whether polyethylene particles shield or leave ...
AI Reads the Ocean From Space to Predict Where Microplastics Pile Up
Researchers trained machine learning models on satellite oceanographic data to accurately predict microplastic abundance across the Indian Ocean.
Microplastics Amplify the Deadly Toll of Ozone and Heat on Bumblebees
A fully crossed laboratory study shows that microplastics sharply increase the mortality of bumblebees exposed to environmentally relevant ozone and ...
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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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