A new tool can better assess an important but overlooked indicator of global warming: the variety of bugs, worms, and snails living in high mountain streams.
Ecology
Apr 7, 2022
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It's now possible to measure how many plastic particles there are in our food. Chinese scientists and Leiden University professor Willie Peijnenburg applied their new method to lettuce and wheat. Their results were published ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 20, 2022
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There's more to taste than flavor. Let ice cream melt, and the next time you take it out of the freezer you'll find its texture icy instead of the smooth, creamy confection you're used to. Though its flavor hasn't changed, ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 2, 2021
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Marine biologists have been able to visualize for the first time how tropical sponges and their symbiotic bacteria work together to consume and recycle organic food. The research led by Meggie Hudspith and Jasper de Goeij ...
Ecology
Feb 23, 2021
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Gels made from droplets are less stable than gels made from solid particles. As a result, droplets also exhibit much faster and a much larger extent of amount of expelled water with time than solid particles. These are some ...
Materials Science
Nov 20, 2020
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Microscopic fibers created during the laundry cycle can cause damage to the gills, liver and DNA of marine species, according to new research.
Environment
Oct 2, 2020
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Microplastics (MPs), i.e., tiny plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in length, can now be found throughout the ocean and other aquatic ecosystems, and even in our seafood and salt. As MPs have become ubiquitous, scientists ...
Environment
Jul 13, 2020
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If you're an oyster lover, seeing a shaggy worm slither across your appetizer is revolting—even though such worms are harmless to people. An internet search using the keywords "oyster" and "worm" will bring up a large cache ...
Ecology
Jun 3, 2020
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Go ahead, take a big bite.
Evolution
Jan 17, 2020
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Microplastics (plastic particles under 5 mm) are an abundant type of debris found in salt and freshwater environments. In a Limnology & Oceanography Letters study, researchers demonstrated the transfer of microplastics through ...
Environment
Jan 8, 2020
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