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Ppharmaceuticals released from sewage treatment plants into farmland soils can affect water ecosystems and soil health. In a new study, researchers found that biosolids (treated sewage sludge) can reduce the absorption of these medications in soil.

In Brazil’s North region, members of the population of red mangrove trees do not often meet relatives from the South and vice-versa.

The rare Takakia moss is one of the fastest-evolving species ever studied. But according to a new study, it may struggle to survive the changes that climate change is afflicting upon its natural habitat.

New research zeroes in on carpets as an especially potent – and difficult to clean – reservoir of tobacco contaminants, known as thirdhand smoke, that can be a long-term source of indoor pollutants.

In the search for ways to fight methylmercury in global waterways, scientists discovered that some forms of phytoplankton are good at degrading the potent neurotoxin.

Research identifies patterns to predict co-occurrence of heat and ozone extremes in China months.

In a pilot study of people who underwent heart surgery, researchers report that they have found microplastics in many heart tissues.

Rising temperatures may impact nitrogen runoff from land to lakes and streams more than projected increases in total and extreme precipitation.

City birds tend to be smaller and be less fussy eaters than their more wild counterparts, a new study has found. Beetles, reptiles, bees and bats also show differing foraging behaviors based on how urban their environment is.

A study found that while some reefs on the Great Barrier Reef continue to recover, their increased hard coral cover was offset by coral loss on other reefs. Most reefs underwent little change in coral cover.