As much as 40 million metric tons of microplastics are released into the environment globally every year. These tiny pieces ...

Domestic researchers announced that soil contaminated with microplastics can weaken the immunity of organisms. The National Research Foundation of Korea noted on the 22nd that a joint research team ...

(Beyond Pesticides, September 18, 2025) Published in Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, a study of earthworms (Eisenia fetida) evaluates the toxicity of environmentally relevant levels of ...

The digging, stirring and overturning of soil by conventional ploughing in tillage farming is severely damaging earthworm populations around the world, say scientists. The findings show a systematic ...