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Environmental News Network -- Know Your Environment
Using genes borrowed from bacteria, Macquarie University-led research has demonstrated fish and flies can be engineered to break down methylmercury and remove it from their bodies as a less harmful gas, offering new ways to tackle persistent mercury pollution in the environment.
In cars, pollution doesn’t come from exhaust alone.
In early February 2025, bushfires ignited in northwestern Tasmania, where they have continued to burn on the island for more than a week amid windy, warm, and dry conditions.
A small island at Tonga’s Home Reef got a little roomier in recent weeks.
Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human intestinal cells absorb, according to two new studies from Rutgers Health that raise fresh concerns about food safety from plastic pollution.
Extreme fire seasons in recent years highlight the urgent need to better understand wildfires within the broader context of climate change.
