Microplastics are transferred through mosquito bites and could make them more likely to spread viruses

Microplastics reduce a bacteria that inhibits viruses spread by mosquitos.
Gun violence fell after new law allowing firearms owners to carry without a permit, study shows

Anti-gun groups had warned the opposite would happen.
Ideology gap: Young women are becoming much more liberal while men are getting more conservative

Analysis of polling data from the US, Germany, the UK, and South Korea shows that there is a growing “ideology gap” between men and women aged 18-29.
Bottled water contains 240,000 detectable plastic fragments per litre, study finds

There are 100 times more pieces of plastic in bottled water than previously estimated.
Blacks and Hispanics do better in ‘racist’ areas with more Whites and Republicans, study finds

The study debunks the theory of systemic racism.