Even though groundwater only makes up an estimated 0.61% of the water on Earth, it accounts for 98% of the available freshwater (Fetter, 1999). In many parts of the world (including southwestern North ...

Tiny plastic particles are turning up inside the laboratories built to measure them, and the contamination is distorting research results across the field. Peer-reviewed studies now confirm that ...

ST. PAUL — The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office has put DNA testing at its crime lab on hold as it works to determine the source of “sporadic DNA contamination.” The sheriff’s office said it appears ...

Microplastics scientists are finding the tiny particles everywhere, even in their own research laboratories. So how do they ...