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A research team at the University of California, Riverside has found that routine exposure to microplastics — tiny pieces released from packaging, fabrics, and common consumer plastics — may speed up the formation of atherosclerosis, the artery-narrowing condition associated with heart attacks and strokes. The effect appeared only in male mice, offering new insight into…

By early June this year, an estimated 38 million tons of Sargassum drifted toward the coastlines of the Caribbean islands, the Gulf of Mexico, and northern South America, setting an unfortunate new record. During the summer, these floating mats of brown algae collect in large amounts on beaches where they decay and release an unpleasant…

Chameleons have intrigued observers for thousands of years, largely because their eyes seem to roam independently in nearly every direction. After centuries of curiosity, modern imaging techniques have now uncovered the anatomical feature responsible for this extraordinary ability. Hidden behind each protruding eye are two long, spiraled optic nerves — a configuration not documented in…