Some whales eat 10 million pieces of microplastic a day

Whales eat more tiny specks of plastic than previously thought. And nearly all of it comes from the animals they eat, not the water they gulp.

Josie Garthwaite-Stanford • futurity
Nov. 2, 2022 ~9 min

Fighting ‘dicamba drift’ can add amines to the air

An effort to contain "dicamba drift," the movement of the herbicide off crops through the atmosphere—can backfire, research shows.

Brandie Jefferson-WUSTL • futurity
Oct. 31, 2022 ~6 min


Fighting ‘dicamba drift’ can add amines to the air

An effort to contain "dicamba drift," the movement of the herbicide off crops through the atmosphere—can backfire, research shows.

Brandie Jefferson-WUSTL • futurity
Oct. 31, 2022 ~6 min

Emissions from e-waste spiked 53% in 6 years

Greenhouse gas emissions from e-waste jumped 53% between 2014 and 2020. Researchers say keeping devices for longer could help.

Brianna Aldrich-UC Irvine • futurity
Oct. 27, 2022 ~6 min

‘Forever chemicals’ in alligators may affect their immune systems

A study of North Carolina alligators found elevated levels of "forever chemicals" in the blood. They also had odd lesions, researchers say.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
Oct. 20, 2022 ~5 min

Expert: Flint and climate spark water sustainability

An expert on water sustainability explains how the lead crisis in Flint, Michigan and climate change have sparked change.

Liz Goodfellow-Futurity • futurity
Sept. 27, 2022 ~4 min

How nature handles all that nitrogen

Two new papers on nitrogen compounds help describe the nitrogen cycle with greater detail and precision than was previously possible.

Michigan State • futurity
Sept. 22, 2022 ~10 min

Years after Flint water crisis began, locals face depression, PTSD

"The mental health burden of America's largest public-works environmental disaster clearly continues for many adults in Flint," says Aaron Reuben.

Duke University • futurity
Sept. 20, 2022 ~7 min


Reactor uses ‘supercritical’ water to destroy forever chemicals

A new reactor uses "supercritical" water to break down ubiquitous forever chemicals, found in food packaging and household cleaning products.

Sarah McQuate-Washington • futurity
Sept. 15, 2022 ~7 min

Beach ‘sticky zones’ act as trash magnets

When citizen scientists collected trash from Pacific Northwest beaches, researchers discovered that some areas are "sticky zones" that accumulate litter.

Hannah Hickey-U. Washington • futurity
Aug. 25, 2022 ~6 min

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