The Plastic Nile: Toxic Cargo of Microplastics Threatens River Life and Human Health
A new scoping review finds that microplastics in the Nile River carry heavy metals, organic pollutants, and antibiotics into fish ...
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Biodegradable Plastics Can Shed More Microplastics Than Conventional Ones, Study Finds
A new University of Alicante study finds that biodegradable plastics such as PLA, PHB and thermoplastic starch can release as ...
Plastic Particles Are Everywhere in the World’s Protected Wetlands, First Global Review Finds
The first systematic global review finds microplastics are ubiquitous in Ramsar wetlands, with rising contamination, polyethylene and polypropylene dominating, and ...
Biodegradable Plastics May Be Worse for the Climate Than Conventional Ones, Soil Study Finds
A 60-day incubation study of Loess Plateau orchard soils shows biodegradable PLA microplastics sharply increased carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide ...
Microplastics Map of China’s Waters Reveals Hotspots and Hidden Risks
A systematic review of 40 studies shows microplastic contamination in Chinese surface waters is highly uneven, with fibers and small ...
Wax Worms and Plastic: What the Evidence Really Says About Moth Larvae That Eat Our Waste
A new review of greater wax moth larvae finds compelling but incomplete evidence that the insects and their gut microbes ...
Thousands of Fishing Debris Items Pile Up on Argentina’s Most Famous Fishing Groynes
A survey of 45 artificial groynes in Mar del Plata recorded 2,146 fishing-related debris items, with recreational anglers identified as ...
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 ...
Aged Plastic Particles Turn a Common Herbicide Into a Far Deadlier Threat to Freshwater Life
A new study shows that weathered polyethylene microplastics adsorb the herbicide 2,4-D and inflict significantly greater behavioral, regenerative, and reproductive ...
Microplastics May Be Silently Rewiring the Ocean’s Smallest Powerhouses
A systematic review of 43 experimental studies reveals that while microplastics consistently impair growth, photosynthesis, and cellular stress responses in ...
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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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