JWST Spots Tiny Carbon Clumps in One of the Universe’s Most Metal-Poor Galaxies
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected the faintest traces of aromatic carbon molecules ever seen, hidden in tiny dense ...
Tag: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Chia Seeds Outshine Vitamin E in Shielding Mice From Grill-Smoke Carcinogen Damage
A new mouse study found that whole chia seeds protected against benzopyrene-induced liver and metabolic damage more effectively than vitamin ...
Green Solvent Trick Spots Cancer-Linked Pollutants in Black Tea Drinks
Researchers developed a hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent microextraction method that sensitively detects four polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in black tea beverages ...
Toxic Tarballs Ride Monsoon Currents Along India’s West Coast, Study Finds
A new study documents for the first time how seasonally reversing monsoon winds and currents transport toxic, PAH-laden tarballs along ...
Deep-Sea Worms Thrived While Crustaceans Collapsed After the Deepwater Horizon Spill
A new reanalysis of post-spill Gulf of Mexico sediments shows that Deepwater Horizon's effects on deep-sea meiofauna depended as much ...
Everyday Chemicals in Pregnancy Leave Epigenetic Fingerprints on the Placenta, Study Finds
A study of 75 pregnancies finds that maternal exposure to PAH metabolites, phthalates, and bisphenol A is associated with altered ...
Landfill Leachate from Nigeria Damages DNA in Plants, Fish and Mice and Raises Cancer Risk
Leachate from a major Nigerian waste dumpsite damaged chromosomes and tissues in onion, catfish and mouse models, and its lead ...
Titanium Turns Doped Graphene Into a Powerful Trap for Toxic Naphthalene
A new DFT study shows that decorating nitrogen and Group 13 co-doped graphene with titanium dramatically strengthens naphthalene adsorption and ...
Systematic Review Linking Air Pollutants to Liver Function Retracted Over Overlap and Citation Concerns
The Editor-in-Chief of Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health has retracted a 2023 systematic review on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure and ...
Grilled and Smoked Food Carcinogen Benzo[a]pyrene Linked to Prostate Cancer Through Four Key Genes
A network toxicology and machine learning study identifies four genes through which the environmental carcinogen benzopyrene may drive prostate cancer ...
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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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