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Researchers create groundbreaking new device to capture lurking threat in our waterways — here’s how it works

Researchers create groundbreaking new device to capture lurking threat in our waterways — here’s how it works

As microplastics and their smaller, even more insidious counterparts, nanoplastics, have increasingly permeated the environment and our bodies, one of the key challenges facing researchers has been finding inexpensive, rapid, and convenient methods to detect the presence of these tiny particles in the first place. In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Photonics, researchers revealed a new method for detecting …

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Mysterious ‘mutant blobs’ spotted in America’s waterways spark fears of parasitic outbreaks

Mysterious ‘mutant blobs’ spotted in America’s waterways spark fears of parasitic outbreaks

A wave of floating blobs has appeared throughout US waterways, leaving some swimmers and boaters fearful that these could be giant marine parasites. The gelatinous objects have been called ‘cursed gummy bears,’ ‘mutant brains,’ and even ‘sci-fi nightmares,’ as more and more people come across them in freshwater ponds, lakes, and rivers this summer.  Despite growing to the size of a human …

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