The deer mouse, believed to be the most common mammal in North America, has a very different view of family values than its evolutionary sibling, the ancient field mouse. Oldfield mice are monogamous. Fathers care for their young, keep them warm and ensure they don’t stray far from the nest. The deer mouse prefers the … Read more
A new study has found that the average water bottle contains almost a quarter of a million fragments of ‘nanoplastics’ – plastic particles so small they could potentially eat away at the machinery of human cells. The findings published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) open a troubling window into … Read more
New research has found that the amount of nanoplastics in single-use water bottles is much higher than previously thought. (Eric Risberg/Associated Press) It seems that everywhere scientists look for plastic, they find it: from the ice in Antarctica to the first bowel movements of newborn babies. Now researchers are discovering that the amount of microscopic … Read more