A research group led by Prof. DANG Fei from the Institute of Soil Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in ...

Microplastics can cut a plant’s ability to photosynthesize by up to 12 percent, new research shows microplastics are ...

The researchers quantified the global reduction in photosynthesis caused by microplastic exposure by analyzing 3,286 records ...

Chinese scientists have identified a significant but often overlooked consequence of microplastic pollution -- its ...

Food systems and emissions harm each other, demanding urgent global change for climate, nutrition, and health resilience.

More information: Ruijie Zhu et al, A global estimate of multiecosystem photosynthesis losses under microplastic pollution, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025).

By Sean Mowbray Banking on the capacity of global forests to continue storing huge amounts of carbon could put the Paris ...

A graph I saw in high school appeared to show the Earth breathing. It was a graph that plotted carbon dioxide in the atmosphere over the course of the 20th century and into the 21st. CO₂ had ...

On average, these little particles could reduce photosynthesis in plants and algae by up to 12 percent, according to the paper ...

Global Green Carbon Market is valued at approximately USD 8.57 million in 2023 and is anticipated to grow with a healthy growth rate of more than 12.01% over the forecast period 2024-2032. Read the ...