Scientists analyzed thousands of autopsies of seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals and found that even small amounts of ingested plastic can be deadly.
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How the Pygmy Sea Horse Lost Its Snout
The genome of a small, remarkable sea horse offers a surprising lesson in nature’s creativity.
Near Antarctica, Saltier Seas Mean Less Ice, Study Finds
Briny warm water is mixing on the surface of the ocean, making sea ice melt faster, a new study found.
‘Forever Chemicals’ Reach Tap Water via Treated Sewage, Study Finds
Wastewater, even after treatment to make it drinkable, contains high levels of PFAS, according to researchers.
For Epidemics to Cross Oceans, Viruses on Ships Had to Beat the Odds
In the era when people traveled by sailing ship and steamer, illnesses usually burned themselves out before boats reached shore, a new study finds.
How the Cockroach Took Over the World
A genetic analysis of the German cockroach explained its rise in southern Asia millenniums ago, and how it eventually turned up in your kitchen.
Was the Stone Age Really the Wood Age?
Neanderthals were even better craftsmen than thought, a new analysis of 300,000-year-old wooden tools has revealed.
Skeletons of 1918 Flu Victims Reveal Clues About Who Was Likely to Die
While a narrative emerged that the pandemic indiscriminately struck the young and healthy, new evidence suggests that frail young adults were most vulnerable.
Paid to Fight, Even in Ancient Greece
DNA from a 2,500-year-old battlefield in Sicily reveals that mercenary soldiers were common, if not the Homeric ideal.
Before Chickens Were Nuggets, They Were Revered
The origin of the domestic fowl is more recent than previously thought, but it may have taken them thousands of years to become food.