Despite being the size of a Post-It note, these tiny fiddler crabs can ingest and break down microplastic particles, researchers say. Tiny crabs have secretly been playing an “unheralded role” in ...

Google wanted to remove Assistant from most Android phones by the end of 2025 and replace it with Gemini. But now the company has announced that it needs a bit more time to make its AI assistant the ...

A new study found over one trillion microplastic particles fall into Florida's Indian River Lagoon daily. Microplastics are tiny plastic bits that can build up in wildlife and humans, with unknown ...

Recycled polyester, widely promoted by global fashion brands as an environmentally friendly choice, may be worsening the microplastic pollution crisis, according to a new study released Wednesday. The ...

Findings from a new study in Nature Communications focused on the nasal microbiome show that people who persistently carry Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in the nose have fewer types of bacterial ...

The Pacific Northwest’s highest peak is a little less lofty than it used to be, according to a new study. Mount Rainier is now 10 feet shorter than it was in the 1990s, according to a study in the ...

Large language models (LLMs)—the technology that powers popular AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini—repeatedly made irrational, high-risk betting decisions when placed in simulated gambling ...

Researchers in Italy’s University of Padua detected plastic particles in nearly every dairy sample they tested, with the highest concentrations found in aged cheeses. A recent study out of the ...

A new study has shown that microplastics can alter gut microbiome, where those changes resemble patterns associated with depression and colorectal cancer. The research, conducted within microONE, a ...

Survivors of sexual assault in largely rural and remote Northwestern Ontario face systemic barriers when seeking forensic care, according to a new study led by McGill University researchers. Sexual ...

Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are studying microplastics and nanoplastics to determine how they form in the environment—and how to reduce or even prevent their formation.