Bird-Brained Crows Outsmart Toxic Toads
Torresian crows have learned to prey on Australia’s invasive Cane toads.
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Toxicology
Flower Power: From Nanoparticles to Anticancer, the Indian Golden Daisy that Can
Featured Image Caption: Although this plant can be considered a common weed in fields, it is also a medicinal plant
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Fangs and Heavy Metal: A Bioaccumulation Study
Featured Image Caption: South American Rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) by Holger Krisp CC by 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Primary Source Article:
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Zinc Supplements: How Much is Too Much? Seahorse Study Reveals Cautionary Tale
Featured Image Caption: Seahorses are charismatic creatures with long snouts that resemble horses. Seahorses are slow swimmers and rely on
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Need Arsenic Removal? Call PAUL!
Featured Image Caption: The Carnon River is known to be impacted from metal mining in the area. Arsenic is one
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Silicone Wristband, a Non-Invasive Method to Measure Parabens and Triclosan
Featured Image Caption: Silicone bracelets are typically used for cosmetic or fundraising causes. However, in recent years, researchers have used
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How Can Pesticides Affect the Development of Aquatic Life?
Agriculture uses pesticides to maintain continuous food production. But what is the effect of these chemicals on aquatic animals? With this in mind, researchers from Brazil collaborated to study the effect of one of the most used pesticides in the country on zebrafish.
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Plastic Pollution Drives Crabs Crabby
Differing types of plastic may affect certain wetland species more than others.
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Here, There, and Everywhere: the Plastic Particles Around Us All
Source: Yujia Xiang, Li Jiang, Yaoyu Zhou, Zirui Luo, Dan Zhi, Jian Yang, Su Shiung Lam, Microplastics and environmental pollutants:
Read MoreThe “Heartbreaking” Effect of Algal Blooms – Heart disease and the Southern Sea Otter
Our favorite hand-holding marine mammals, sea otters, are threatened by environmental toxins. Chemicals produced by algae blooms move up the food chain and cause a multitude of diseases in top predators. A new study documented how algae blooms cause heart disease in sea otters, what this means for our own seafood consumption, and proposes solutions to our pollution.
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