The FDA’s decision, expected this month, follows several setbacks and delays and will pose difficult choices for the families of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

The most comprehensive census yet reveals that there could be twice as many of the invasive animals than previous estimates indicated.

World’s largest survey of Pacific corals clocked 100,000 kilometres, collecting 58,000 samples from 249 locations including Indonesia, Japan and Papua New Guinea.

High thermoelectric performance is generally achieved in solid-solution alloyed or heavily doped semiconductors. The consequent atomic disorder has a trade-off in the thermoelectric figure of merit, zT: lattice thermal conductivity decreases with increasing disorder, charge carrier mobility also reduces simultaneously. Herein, we demonstrate a strategy to optimize disorder rooted in the thermodynamic

I n Table 2 of our original article (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.1c07184), the unit of E2 is incorrect. The unit of E2 should be “pmol/L” and not “pg/mL”. Additionally, the numbers 0.33 and 0.16 in the parentheses following SHBG and INLS3 in Table 2 are the respective detection limits of these two biomarkers. These numbers should be removed from the table. This article has not yet been

Source apportionment (SA) techniques allocate the measured ambient pollutants with their potential source origin; thus, they are a powerful tool for designing air pollution mitigation strategies. Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) is one of the most widely used SA approaches, and its multi-time resolution (MTR) methodology, which enables mixing different instrument data in their original time resolution

Dustbins function as critical infrastructures for urban sanitation, creating a distinct breeding ground for microbial assemblages. However, there is no information regarding the dynamics of microbial communities and the underlying mechanism for community assembly on dustbin surfaces. Here, surface samples were collected from three sampling zones (business building, commercial street and residential

Bioconcentration factor (BCF) is one of the important parameters for developing human health ambient water quality criteria (HHAWQC) for chemical pollutants. Traditional experimental method to obtain BCF is time-consuming and costly. Therefore, prediction of BCF by modeling has attracted much attention. QSAR (Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship) model based on molecular descriptor is often

Background Ultrafine particles, including black carbon (BC), can reach the systemic circulation and therefore may distribute to distant organs upon inhalation. The kidneys may be particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of BC exposure due to their filtration function. Objectives We hypothesized that BC particles reach the kidneys via the systemic circulation, where the particles may reside in

Dissolved organic matters (DOM) are widely present in different water sources, causing significant effects on water treatment processes. Herein, the molecular transformation behavior of DOM during peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation by biochar for organic degradation in a secondary effluent were comprehensively analyzed. Evolution of DOM was identified and inhibition mechanisms to organic degradation

Returning flows of water from the economy to the environment, particularly wastewaters, are highly important contributors to the quality of freshwater resources and the health of aquatic ecosystems. While the total loads of various harmful substances received by wastewater treatment facilities are often measured and reported, the origins of these loads are generally not allocated to specific industries

Plastic pollution has rapidly risen to the top of public and policy discourse on the environment. For World Environment Day on 5 June and World Oceans Day on 8 June, we reflect on its intersection with other ocean threats from biodiversity loss and climate change.

Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.

Nature marked International Women’s Day by asking readers how to achieve gender equality in science.

Some academics have welcomed the proposed open-access plans. But publishing-industry representatives warn they are unrealistic and lack detail.

Scientists from these communities mark the start of Pride Month by describing how colleagues and collaborators can better support them in lab and fieldwork settings.