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Alarming Microplastic Pollution Found in European Rivers
A Tara Foundation study reveals alarming microplastic pollution in nine European rivers, averaging three particles per cubic meter, though high flow rates indicate substantial pollution. A quarter of French river microplastics were industrial raw materials, not waste. The EU is negotiating stricter ...
Alarming Microplastic Pollution Found in European Rivers
A Tara Foundation study reveals alarming microplastic pollution in nine European rivers, averaging three particles per cubic meter, though high flow rates indicate substantial pollution. A quarter of French river microplastics were industrial raw materials, not waste. The EU is negotiating stricter ...
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24% Bias Score
Mexican Glaciers Near Extinction Due to Climate Change
Mexican glaciers, once 18, are now reduced to three due to climate change; the Ayoloco glacier on Iztaccíhuatl was declared extinct in 2018, highlighting a significant loss of ice cover since the 1920s and the vulnerability of high-altitude ecosystems.
Mexican Glaciers Near Extinction Due to Climate Change
Mexican glaciers, once 18, are now reduced to three due to climate change; the Ayoloco glacier on Iztaccíhuatl was declared extinct in 2018, highlighting a significant loss of ice cover since the 1920s and the vulnerability of high-altitude ecosystems.
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12% Bias Score
Plastic Ingestion Causes Unseen Harm in Baby Seabirds
A study in Science Advances reveals that baby seabirds on Lord Howe Island, even with seemingly small amounts of ingested plastic, exhibit liver and kidney dysfunction, stomach lining damage, and neurodegeneration, as discovered through blood analysis of 31 sable shearwater chicks.
Plastic Ingestion Causes Unseen Harm in Baby Seabirds
A study in Science Advances reveals that baby seabirds on Lord Howe Island, even with seemingly small amounts of ingested plastic, exhibit liver and kidney dysfunction, stomach lining damage, and neurodegeneration, as discovered through blood analysis of 31 sable shearwater chicks.
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12% Bias Score
Paint Identified as Major, Understudied Source of Microplastics
A University of Toronto study reveals paint as a vastly understudied source of microplastics, with an estimated annual release of 1,857 kt globally, highlighting a significant research gap and the urgent need for further investigation into its environmental and health impacts.
Paint Identified as Major, Understudied Source of Microplastics
A University of Toronto study reveals paint as a vastly understudied source of microplastics, with an estimated annual release of 1,857 kt globally, highlighting a significant research gap and the urgent need for further investigation into its environmental and health impacts.
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28% Bias Score
Mass Extinctions: A Gradual Process, Not a Single Event
A recent study challenges the notion that mass extinctions are instantaneous events, arguing that the dinosaur-killing event spanned millions of years; this raises concerns that a sixth mass extinction might be gradually unfolding due to a combination of smaller-scale catastrophes.
Mass Extinctions: A Gradual Process, Not a Single Event
A recent study challenges the notion that mass extinctions are instantaneous events, arguing that the dinosaur-killing event spanned millions of years; this raises concerns that a sixth mass extinction might be gradually unfolding due to a combination of smaller-scale catastrophes.
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48% Bias Score
Microplastics Found in Antarctic Snow: Study Reveals Widespread Contamination
A new study by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) found microplastics in Antarctic snow near research camps, with concentrations up to 3,099 particles per liter, suggesting previous studies underestimated the problem due to less sensitive detection methods. The microplastics, mostly smaller than 50 ...
Microplastics Found in Antarctic Snow: Study Reveals Widespread Contamination
A new study by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) found microplastics in Antarctic snow near research camps, with concentrations up to 3,099 particles per liter, suggesting previous studies underestimated the problem due to less sensitive detection methods. The microplastics, mostly smaller than 50 ...
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32% Bias Score
Boiling Water Significantly Reduces Microplastics in Drinking Water
A study shows boiling water reduces microplastics by 25-90%, depending on water hardness, offering a potential solution to mitigate human microplastic ingestion, although further research is needed.
Boiling Water Significantly Reduces Microplastics in Drinking Water
A study shows boiling water reduces microplastics by 25-90%, depending on water hardness, offering a potential solution to mitigate human microplastic ingestion, although further research is needed.
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40% Bias Score
Dolomites Glaciers Face Imminent Disappearance Due to Climate Change
A recent study in "The Cryosphere" reveals that the twelve remaining glaciers in the Italian Dolomites have shrunk by 56 percent since the 1980s, falling below their equilibrium line and facing imminent disappearance within decades due to climate change-induced rising temperatures.
Dolomites Glaciers Face Imminent Disappearance Due to Climate Change
A recent study in "The Cryosphere" reveals that the twelve remaining glaciers in the Italian Dolomites have shrunk by 56 percent since the 1980s, falling below their equilibrium line and facing imminent disappearance within decades due to climate change-induced rising temperatures.
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40% Bias Score
High Plastic Pollution Found in Mediterranean's Deepest Point
A study by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) found 26,715 pieces of plastic waste per square kilometer in the Calypso Abyss, the deepest point of the Mediterranean Sea, highlighting the severe pollution of this semi-enclosed sea with heavy maritime traffic.
High Plastic Pollution Found in Mediterranean's Deepest Point
A study by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) found 26,715 pieces of plastic waste per square kilometer in the Calypso Abyss, the deepest point of the Mediterranean Sea, highlighting the severe pollution of this semi-enclosed sea with heavy maritime traffic.
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16% Bias Score
Cambridge Hackathon Yields Innovative Microplastic Solutions
Cambridge students participated in a hackathon to find solutions for microplastic pollution, resulting in various approaches, with a small-scale water filter winning for its practicality and community focus.
Cambridge Hackathon Yields Innovative Microplastic Solutions
Cambridge students participated in a hackathon to find solutions for microplastic pollution, resulting in various approaches, with a small-scale water filter winning for its practicality and community focus.
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20% Bias Score
From Monsters to Microplastics: Alan Moore and the Evolution of Horror
Alan Moore's 2017 comic "Providence" challenged traditional horror by depicting a conflict between incomprehensible deities, reflecting a shift from classic monster narratives to contemporary anxieties about unseen threats like microplastics, now being countered by AI-designed enzymes.
From Monsters to Microplastics: Alan Moore and the Evolution of Horror
Alan Moore's 2017 comic "Providence" challenged traditional horror by depicting a conflict between incomprehensible deities, reflecting a shift from classic monster narratives to contemporary anxieties about unseen threats like microplastics, now being countered by AI-designed enzymes.
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44% Bias Score
Increased Microplastic Levels Found in Human Brains
A new study reveals a dramatic increase in micro- and nanoplastic levels in human brains and livers between 2016 and 2024, with polyethylene being the most prevalent type, prompting concerns about health impacts.
Increased Microplastic Levels Found in Human Brains
A new study reveals a dramatic increase in micro- and nanoplastic levels in human brains and livers between 2016 and 2024, with polyethylene being the most prevalent type, prompting concerns about health impacts.
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28% Bias Score
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