Airborne microplastics are absorbed by plant leaves and subsequently enter the food chain through crops and herbivores, according to a new study. Researchers have found that microplastics absorption ...

Scientists are sounding the alarm about a new generation of contaminants that are slipping into what we eat, drink, and cook with, often in ways that traditional food safety rules never anticipated.

A small colored fish pokes out its head from a coral. An Acanthemblemaria Blenny pokes out its head from a coral in the waters of Panama. Credit: Tim Treuer Food chains in the coral reefs of the ...

A new analysis published in the journal Nature highlights the dimensions of modern coral reef degradation, according to an international team of researchers, including scientists from Boston College's ...