Water warming study shows unexpected impact on fish size
The theory that aquatic animals such as fish will shrink due to global warming has been called into question by a study published today in eLife.
The theory that aquatic animals such as fish will shrink due to global warming has been called into question by a study published today in eLife.
Evolution
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Microplastics—tiny particles generated as plastics weather and fragment—pose a growing threat to ecosystem and human health. A new laboratory study shows these threats extend beyond direct physical or chemical impacts, ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 23, 2023
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The English poet William Blake famously implored readers to "see the world in a grain of sand." In the journal Physics of Fluids, scientists from the University of Campinas, in Brazil, and the University of California, Los ...
General Physics
Dec 6, 2022
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A common insect larvae could be inadvertently contributing to microplastic pollution in our rivers and waterways by chewing up litter, a new study published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry has found.
Environment
Oct 11, 2022
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Zebrafish dads make sure their offspring are equipped to deal with environmental challenges, University of Otago researchers have found.
Plants & Animals
Aug 30, 2022
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A new analysis of a beaver anklebone fossil found in Montana suggests the evolution of semi-aquatic beavers may have occurred at least 7 million years earlier than previously thought, and happened in North America rather ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Aug 24, 2022
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Researchers estimate that mercury emissions in the atmosphere have quadrupled since the Industrial Revolution. The heavy metal, generated by burning fossil fuels and the disposal of industrial and medical waste, has become ...
Biochemistry
Aug 15, 2022
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A team of scientists led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Appalachian State University used environmental DNA (eDNA) to document the breadth of high-alpine biodiversity present on Earth's highest mountain, 29,032-foot ...
Ecology
Aug 15, 2022
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Groundwater experts from ANSTO and UNSW have led a collaboration of Australian and American researchers to analyze the composition of deep, very old groundwater and develop a new conceptual framework that describes the degradation ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 14, 2022
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Microplastics are found nearly everywhere on Earth and can be harmful to animals if they're ingested. But it's hard to remove such tiny particles from the environment, especially once they settle into nooks and crannies at ...
Nanophysics
Jun 22, 2022
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