Tiny fragments of plastic waste are dispersed throughout the environment, including the oceans, where marine organisms can ingest them.
Lobster Digestion of Microplastics Could Further Foul the Food Chain
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Amazonian Crops Domesticated 10,000 Years Ago
As agriculture emerged in early civilizations, crops were domesticated in four locations around the world — rice in China; grains and pulses in the Middle East; maize, beans and squash in Mesoamerica; and potatoes and quinoa in the Andes.
New Research Reveals Strongest Predictors of Menhaden Growth in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic
New research suggests that large-scale environmental factors influence the size of one of the ocean’s most abundant forage species.
New NUI Galway Study Helps Improve Accuracy of Future Climate Change Predictions
New research published by NUI Galway’s Centre for Climate & Air Pollution Studies (C-CAPS) has shone light on the impact of clouds on climate change.
FAU Develops New Way To Identify The Sex Of Sea Turtle Hatchlings
Unlike humans, sea turtles and other reptiles like crocodiles do not have sex chromosomes.
Climate Change Could Cause Sudden Biodiversity Losses Worldwide
A warming global climate could cause sudden, potentially catastrophic losses of biodiversity in regions across the globe throughout the 21st century, finds a new UCL-led study.
