Plastic kettles release billions of microplastics A study in NPJ Emerging Contaminants has found that plastic kettles can release billions of microplastics into water, with [...]

  "Living plastic" biodegrades with heat, nutrients Researchers developed a new "living plastic" designed to biodegrade through a built-in self-destruct mechanism. The material [...]

Colored microplastics could be making global warming worse by Paul Arnold, Phys.org edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors' notes  The GIST Add as [...]

Ultraprocessed foods raise risk of muscle fat accumulation (AngelaMacario/Getty Images)             Ultraprocessed foods are turning human thighs into [...]

Asteroid sample contains all DNA, RNA nucleobases (Buradaki/Getty Images) A study in Nature Astronomy has shown that a sample from asteroid Ryugu contains all five [...]

Assisted evolution for corals needs faster development (Eloi_Omella/Getty Images) Scientists are exploring "assisted evolution" to help coral reefs adapt to increasing ocean heat, [...]

Bees play to the crowd when performing their "waggle dance" (S.Norero Image/Getty Images) Researchers have found that bees adjust their "waggle dance," a [...]

Hidden brine network gives red color to glacier Researchers have solved the mystery of Blood Falls, a phenomenon where iron-rich, salty water flows [...]

This study suggests that centralized nervous systems may have arisen in animal anatomy much earlier than we thought, albeit in very different formats [...]

Blue Origin, NASA team up to protect Earth from asteroids (SOPA Images/Getty Images) Blue Origin is collaborating with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and [...]