'Widespread Harm' Warning as Microplastic Pollution May Double by 2040
"Everywhere we look, we have found plastics. From remote locations across the globe to the inside our own bodies," Joel Rindelaub said.
TECHNOLOGY
'Very Rare' Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed Among Hundreds of Artifacts
The object, which could be up to 2,400 years old, was among nearly 300 other finds made at the same site during recent digs.
Bronze Artifacts Dedicated to Warrior God Found in Ancient Castle
The objects were unearthed in a temple complex within a fortress city that was founded in the seventh century B.C.
Fossils: Iconic Tasmanian Tiger's Earliest Ancestors Discovered
The last known Tasmanian tiger, an extinct carnivorous marsupial, died in captivity on September 7, 1936.
Auroras Forecast Over US After Sun Expels 'Dark Plasma' at Earth
The northern lights may light up the sky above states as far south as New York and Idaho thanks to a strange ejection from the sun.
Hurricane Tracker: Potential Tropical Cyclone Six's US-Bound Path Mapped
The storm will be named Francine once it hits tropical storm strength, and is expected to intensify to a hurricane before it slams into Texas and Louisiana.
'Incredibly Well-Preserved' Arrow Older Than Vikings Found in Melting Ice
The old hunting tool was discovered in a "lost" mountain site, an archaeologist told Newsweek.
'Ornately Decorated' 17th Century Japanese Sword Found in WWII Ruins
The sword was surprisingly found in the cellar of a home in Berlin, Germany, that was destroyed during the Second World War.
New Species of Beaked Dinosaur Is Tiny Triceratops Relative
The new discovery is significantly smaller than its iconic relative, which could grow up to 30 feet in length.
Lake Mead Gives Nevada $358 Million Boost
"In 2023, 5.8 million park visitors spent an estimated $292 million in local gateway regions while visiting Lake Mead National Recreation Area," the NPS said.
World-First Snake Born From 'Frozen Zoo' Samples in Tennessee
A breakthrough in cryopreservation and artificial insemination offers new hope for one of America's rarest snakes.
Breast Cancer: 'Lifesaving' Diet Facts Not Known By 70 Percent of US Women
Only 28 percent of surveyed women named diet as risk factor for breast cancer, suggesting awareness has barely changed since 1995.
Younger People More Vulnerable to Mpox, Warn Epidemiologists
"The reason we are afraid about the clade Ib is because it seems to be very well adapted to human to human transmission," researchers say.
Grand Canyon Fish Invasion Prevented
The smallmouth bass's expansion further along the Colorado River threatens the humpback chub population in the Grand Canyon.
Sea Surface Temperatures Hit 97.7 F: 'One of the Highest' Ever Recorded
Average sea temperatures hit an all-time high earlier this year.
