Filters fitted to vehicle exhaust systems to remove particulate matter pollution have limited impact on ultrafine particles, new research conducted by scientists at the University of Birmingham shows.

A group of researchers at Shanxi Institute of Coal Chemistry have developed a new and improved method for oil-water separation. Their process allows them to obtain membrane materials that are fully biodegradable.

Cigarette filters are the world’s most common form of litter. Researchers from the University of Gothenburg can now show that the filters leak thousands of toxins and plastic fibres that are toxic to aquatic larvae. The researchers are therefore calling for these filters to be completely banned.

Research studies have revealed that in spite of domestic cats being introduced to European wildcats for over 2000 years, they avoided mating with each other. However, 50 years ago, the rates of interbreeding between wildcats and domestic cats rose rapidly. Researchers believe that this may have happened due to the decreasing wildcat populations and a lack of opportunity to mate with other wildcats.

Custom-fabricated lenses make it easy to attach high-tech microscopes directly to cell incubators.

A study has found that constant exposure to specific phenol chemicals found in items like toys, sunscreen, dental products, food packaging, and food preservatives can disrupt or change thyroid hormone levels among women seeking fertility care.

Studying stem cell samples from hundreds of individuals in the same culture dish, using a method developed at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, could have transformative potential for personalised treatments and the study of complex human traits.

Plastic products often turn yellow when kept for a long period of time but have you ever wondered why? Researchers have now identified surface-based chiral nanostructures as the potential culprit for this transformation.

Ticks can be attracted across air gaps several times larger than themselves by the static electricity that their hosts naturally accumulate, researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered.

Researchers at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital have revealed in a new study that xanthine, which is found in coffee, tea and chocolate, may play a role in gut health.