Nanoplastics can move up the food chain from plants to insects and from insects to fish

A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that lettuce can take up nanoplastics…

Research on world's largest tree group will help conservation and management of rain forests

An international study that analyzed the world’s largest tree group has made breakthrough findings. The results…

Research reveals remarkable variability in coral heat tolerance

Marine heat waves have decimated corals in recent years and the future looks bleak for tropical…

Jackson water issues result of environmental racism, expert says

While water pressure has been restored in Jackson, Miss., the water is still not safe to…

In Australia, cockatoos and humans are in an arms race over garbage access

Residents of southern Sydney, Australia have been in a long-term battle over garbage—humans want to throw…

Scientists are divining the future of Earth's ice-covered oceans at their harsh fringes

One of the harshest and most dynamic regions on Earth is the marginal ice zone—the place…

Economic freedom in the US drops to its lowest point in four decades

The U.S. slid one spot to No. 7 in the Economic Freedom of the World 2022…

High-resolution images of the sun show its chromosphere in vivid detail

New images of the sun’s chromosphere—the lower region of the solar atmosphere—have been released, and to…

New technique improves proteoform imaging in human tissue

Investigators led by Neil Kelleher, Ph.D., professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology…

Costs of climate events: Heat waves cause exports to plummet worldwide

Extreme heat causes labor productivity to fall. Supply shortfalls caused by this have an impact on…