Toxic Metals Detected in Brazilian Children’s Toys
January 2, 2026
ICP-MS analysis reveals widespread contamination and regulatory failures across 70 popular toys
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Genomics Study Unmasks Lake Erie’s Saxitoxin Source
December 19, 2025
Shotgun sequencing reveals which cyanobacteria drive toxic blooms in warming Lake Erie
2 min read
Sharper Tools for Cleaner Biogas
December 15, 2025
Simultaneous silicon- and sulfur-targeted detection using GC-ICP-MS provides a new tool for improving biogas quality
2 min read
Portable SERS Technique Identifies Microplastics in Real-World Matrices
December 8, 2025
Filter-paper SERS substrates and a thiophenol label allow rapid identification of polystyrene, polypropylene, and PVC in in lake water and salt samples
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New Polymer Design Allows Plastics to Break Down on Demand
December 4, 2025
A nature-inspired chemical strategy lets scientists program plastics to degrade over days, months, or years
1 min read
PFAS in Drinking Water: A Bibliometric Snapshot (2003–2023)
By James Strachan
December 4, 2025
How fast is research on PFAS growing – and what are scientists discovering about their presence, detection, and removal from drinking water?
3 min read
Tracing Long-Term Radon Gas Exposure With… Toenails?
By Henry Thomas
November 26, 2025
The surprising biological archive of past radon gas exposure that may help improve lung cancer screening
6 min read
Ocean Virus Sequencing From a Single Drop
November 13, 2025
A breakthrough in environmental sequencing maps the microbial ocean one particle at a time, uncovering new viral families in the process
2 min read
The Analytical Scientist Innovation Awards 2025: #5
November 10, 2025
Introducing the Agilent 1290 Infinity III Hybrid Multisampler – Feed Injection technology for enhanced HPLC/UHPLC performance
2 min read
Ancient DNA Links Crimean Neanderthal to Siberia
November 7, 2025
Multi-omics analysis reveals unexpected genetic ties between a Crimean Neanderthal and distant Siberian populations
2 min read
