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An international team of marine biologists has discovered the remnants of ancient RNA viruses embedded in the DNA of symbiotic organisms living inside reef-building corals.
The importance of mangrove forests in Belize for carbon sequestration, tourism, fisheries, and coastal protection is quantified using a novel technique, and the values are then used to focus on conservation and restoration.
A team of worldwide researchers is encouraging the international community to recognize the full environmental and health harm posed by plastics and designate them as persistent, bio-accumulative, and toxic (PBT) pollutants.
Scientists have been worried about the potential harms of microplastics for years. These small plastic particles less than 5 mm in length have been found everywhere because of plastic pollution - from the Earth's deep oceans to remote regions in Antarctica, and even the seafood we eat. But, are microplastics really harmful?
A Michigan Medicine-led study finds that stressors across the lifespan -; including poverty, abuse and divorce -; are associated with worsening health and functional outcomes for people with multiple sclerosis.