The pervasive issue of heavy metal pollution, which encompasses elements such as mercury, lead, arsenic, and cadmium, is increasingly documented as a significant threat to avian species worldwide.

Fish parasites, particularly acanthocephalans and cestodes, are emerging as valuable bioindicators of heavy metal pollution in aquatic ecosystems. Research has demonstrated that these parasitic ...

Human activity, from burning fossil fuels and fireplaces to the contaminated dust produced by mining, alters Earth's atmosphere in countless ways. Records of these impacts over time are preserved in ...

Rising temperatures are already causing a disproportionate number of females. Scientists have discovered another way environmental conditions are affecting the population growth of an endangered ...

Black mambas have always been stuck with a notorious reputation in Africa, but they can lend a hand (or rather, a scale) to help track pollution. That's because these snakes accumulate heavy metals in ...

The global relocation of industries driven by economic shifts has altered pollution patterns worldwide. Assessing heavy metal contamination in river sediments, which act as both sinks and potential ...

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An international team of scientists led by DRI found evidence of Southern Hemisphere heavy metal pollution preserved in Antarctic ice cores from early Andean cultures and Spanish Colonial mining that ...