A new review reveals that rising global temperatures, increased pollution, and extreme weather events are driving a global surge in eye diseases, disproportionately affecting vulnerable communities and challenging healthcare systems.
![An image of concrete tetrapods used as wave breakers to prevent beach erosion. [Credits: Pexels]](/sites/researchmatters/files/styles/large_front_800x320/public/pexels-francesco-ungaro-12634488.jpg?itok=WOWysdX1 "An image of concrete tetrapods used as wave breakers to prevent beach erosion. [Credits: Pexels]")
A collaborative study by IIT researchers shows that adding tetrapod-shaped nanoparticles to certain synthetic plastics can make them less sticky and easier to process
New research in India uncovers how heavy rainfall dramatically alters the types, sources, and risks of microplastic pollution in freshwater ecosystems, demanding urgent, targeted interventions.
A study by a team at IIT Bombay and their collaborators reveals how the majority of commercial use plastic degrades into micro and nano plastic particles.
Researchers categorized the microplastics found in Mumbai's mangroves to estimate the extent of the pollution from these tiny threats in the ecosystem.
In a first, a study by researchers at the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, has reported that microplastics have been found in the sediments of the Vembanad Lake, a wetland ecosystem recognised internationally by the Ramsar Convention.