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Understanding how corals turn sunscreen into toxins could help save reefs
When corals and sea anemones absorb oxybenzone, their cells turn it into phototoxins, molecules that are harmless in the dark but become toxic under sunlight.
Air pollution is fast getting worse in tropical cities
Regulatory action targeting emerging anthropogenic sources of air pollution is urgently needed.
Medical drugs are polluting rivers from Norway to Nairobi
Pharmaceutical pollution affects aquatic life and public health. New research shows just how widespread the problem is.
From Europe to India air pollution remains an acute problem
Air quality has improved across much of Europe in recent years, but air pollution remains "a major health concern on the continent.
Microplastics can enter our bloodstream, scientists find
"This is proof that we have plastics in our body — and we shouldn't," a scientist says.
Here’s how to design an effective treaty to curb plastic pollution globally
By 2025, 100 million to 250 million metric tons of plastic waste could enter the ocean each year, scientists say.