Read more about the article Lettuces Absorb Toxins Released From Tyre Wear, Says Study
Image shows the actual experimental setup in which the researchers added tyre abrasion to the nutrient solutions of lettuce plants, undated photo. Austrian researchers from the University of Vienna found out that lettuce takes up toxic additives from tyre wear. (Gabriel Sigmund/Newsflash)

Lettuces Absorb Toxins Released From Tyre Wear, Says Study

A new scientific study has shown that highly toxic chemicals from tyre wear get absorbed by lettuces through sewage sludge and waste water. Researchers at the Centre for Microbiology and…

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Read more about the article Scientists Create Fish-Shaped Robots To Absorb Microplastics
A light-activated fish-shaped robot collects microplastics as it swims (scale bar is 10 mm). (Adapted from Nano Letters 2022, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c01375/Newsflash)

Scientists Create Fish-Shaped Robots To Absorb Microplastics

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Scientists have created fish-shaped robots to swim around and collect microplastics from the oceans’ nooks and crannies. Microplastics, tiny plastic particles that can be harmful to marine animals when ingested,…

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Read more about the article Scientists Create Material That Can Scrub Polluted Air Clean
Professor Michael Zaworotko, Bernal Chair of Crystal Engineering and Science Foundation of Ireland Research Professor at University of Limerick’s Bernal Institute. (True Media/Sean Curtin/Newsflash)

Scientists Create Material That Can Scrub Polluted Air Clean

New sponge-like material has been invented by scientists in Ireland that can absorb toxic benzene from polluted air. Benzene is classified as a carcinogen which increases the risk of cancer…

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Read more about the article Vital Role Of Oceans In Stopping Global Warming Seen In Ice Core Study That Shows They Absorb Over 90 Percent Of Heat Emissions
An ice sample from an Antarctic ice core.

Vital Role Of Oceans In Stopping Global Warming Seen In Ice Core Study That Shows They Absorb Over 90 Percent Of Heat Emissions

Researchers at a Swiss university who have reconstructed the oceans’ mean temperatures over the last 700,000 years for the first time using ice core samples claim to have uncovered the…

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