Plastic pollution is out of control. Each year, more than 8 million tonnes of synthetic polymers enter the ocean, and while some sinks to the floor, returns to the shore, or collects in the...
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Bacteria Inside You May Explain Why Weight Piles on After Dieting : ScienceAlert
Restricting our food intake can result in a range of health benefits, including reducing the risk of obesity. But when the dieting stops, the weight often piles back on, and a new study in...
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Scientists Just Caught Bacteria Using a Never-Before-Seen Trick to Avoid Antibiotics : ScienceAlert
Researchers have just caught bacteria sidestepping antibiotic treatment with a never-before-seen trick. Bacteria’s troublesome talent for developing resistance against antibiotics is a rapidly growing health threat. This ability has ancient origins and allows drug-resistant...
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Study Suggests Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Could Be More Devious Than We Thought : ScienceAlert
A recent hospital case in Spain suggests antibiotic-resistant bacteria can sometimes migrate from the bowels to the lungs, and possibly back again. Bacteria are known to travel around the human body using routes we...
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Rapidly Melting Glaciers Are Releasing a Staggering Payload of Unknown Bacteria : ScienceAlert
Fast-melting glaciers are releasing staggering amounts of bacteria into rivers and streams, which could transform icy ecosystems, scientists warn. In a study of glacial runoff from 10 sites across the Northern Hemisphere, researchers have...
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