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Published Canadian wildfires are affecting US air quality and raising health concerns



Climate-driven wildfire events are rapidly transferring harmful particulate matter containing toxic ...
Published Toward a safer 'artificial muscle' material - Toward a Safer 'Artificial Muscle' Material



Whether wriggling your toes or lifting groceries, muscles in your body smoothly expand and contract....
Published The problems with coal ash start smaller than anyone thought - The Problems with Coal Ash Start Smaller than Anyone Thought



Burning coal doesn't only pollute the air. The resulting ash can leach toxic chemicals into the loca ...
Published Venoms in snakes and salivary protein in mammals share a common origin - Venoms in Snakes and Salivary Protein in Mammals Share a Common Origin


A new study has found that a class of toxins found in snake and mammalian venom evolved from the sam...
Published New study sheds light on boric acid transport and excretion in marine fish - New Study Sheds Light on Boric Acid Transport and Excretion in Marine Fish


Seawater is known to contain a significant concentration of boric acid, which can be toxic and deadl ...
Published Research captures and separates important toxic air pollutant - Research Captures and Separates Important Toxic Air Pollutant


A series of new stable, porous materials that capture and separate benzene have been developed. ABST...
Published Solar industry feeling the heat over disposal of 80 million panels - Solar Industry Feeling the Heat Over Disposal of 80 Million Panels


Renewable energy experts have come up with an environmentally-friendly plan to dispose of solar pane...
Published Consequences of Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Consequences of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill


Marine snow is the phenomena of flakes of falling organic material and biological debris cascading d...
Published New compounds inhibit prion infection - New Compounds Inhibit Prion Infection


Researchers have identified a new class of compounds that inhibit the spread of prions, misfolded pr...
Published Breathing poison: Microbial life on nitric oxide respiration


Nitric oxide (NO) is a central molecule in the global cycling of nitrogen, and also toxic. Little is ...
Published A close-up of biological nanomachines: Researchers take a deep look at peroxisomal processes


The cell organelles known as 'peroxisomes' dispose toxic substances and fats in the human body, amon ...
Published Researchers discover tissue-specific protection against protein aggregation



Researchers have identified a backup mechanism of protein quality control which prevents the toxic e ...
Published Nanoparticles made from plant viruses could be farmers' new ally in pest control


Engineers have devised a new solution to control a major agricultural menace, root-damaging nematode...
Published Plants transformed into detectors of dangerous chemicals



What if your house plant could tell you your water isn't safe? Scientists are closer to realizing th...
Published Bit by bit, microplastics from tires are polluting our waterways


Urban stormwater particles from tire wear were the most prevalent microplastic a new study has found...
Published Amphibians have one more thing to worry about--mercury



The first widescale assessment of methylmercury in adult amphibians in the U.S. to date shows that,...
Published Lake ecosystems: Nitrogen has been underestimated



An ecological imbalance in a lake can usually be attributed to increased nutrient inputs. The result...
Published Fungal infection in the brain produces changes like those seen in Alzheimer's disease



Researchers have discovered how the fungus Candida albicans enters the brain, activates two separate...
Published Cleaning up environmental contaminants with quantum dot technology



The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was focused on quantum dots -- objects so tiny, they're controlled...
Published Efficient and mild: Recycling of used lithium-ion batteries


Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) provide our portable devices like tablets and mobiles -- and increasing...