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Book Excerpt from Thicker Than Water
Book Excerpt from Thicker Than Water
In Chapter 5, "Pick Up the Pieces," author Erica Cirino investigates the potential health risks of the small plastic particles that permeate the planet.
In Chapter 5, "Pick Up the Pieces," author Erica Cirino investigates the potential health risks of the small plastic particles that permeate the planet.
pollution, neuroscience
Opinion: Plastic Pollution May Endanger Brains
Erica Cirino | Oct 1, 2021 | 3 min read
Plastic waste pervades every ecosystem on Earth and is likely affecting neurobiology as well.
Study Looks for Effects of Fetal Exposure to Air Pollution
Jef Akst | Aug 1, 2021 | 5 min read
By measuring various pollutants in the immediate vicinity of pregnant women and tracking brain development of their children, researchers in Barcelona aim to untangle any influence the former has on the latter.
Infographic: How Air Pollution Could Affect the Brain
Catherine Offord | Oct 1, 2019 | 2 min read
Evidence is accumulating that breathing contaminated air might impair cognition.
Air Pollution May Damage People’s Brains
Catherine Offord | Oct 1, 2019 | 10+ min read
Contaminants in the atmosphere appear to have harmful effects on neurodevelopment and cognitive function.
Air Pollution Linked to Decline in Cognitive Performance
Shawna Williams | Aug 28, 2018 | 1 min read
A study compares verbal and math test scores to air quality measurements in China and finds a correlation.
Photos of the Year
Katarina Zimmer | Dec 24, 2017 | 2 min read
From a plastic-munching coral to see-through frogs, here are The Scientist’s favorite images from 2017.
Contributors
Diana Kwon | Jun 1, 2017 | 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the June 2017 issue of The Scientist.
Infographic: Plastics’ Effects
Ee Ling Ng | May 31, 2017 | 1 min read
Lab studies suggest that plastic pollutants in the environment could have detrimental effects on animals’ physiology.
Air Pollution Stunts Cognition
Tia Ghose | Jul 6, 2011 | 2 min read
Particulates in the air can cause impaired learning and depression in mice.