food web

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As predators eat those infected animals, the parasites move up the food web.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Microplastics, along with ultra-tiny nanoplastics, can kill or severely sicken marine life before entering the food web and ultimately ending up on our plates.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

To uncover this ancient food web, McGill researchers analyzed all known animal fossils from a single geological formation in central Colombia.

From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2025

"What kinds of organic compounds might they be leaking out of their cells that could be feeding the rest of the food web with?"

From Science Daily • Dec. 10, 2025

"The other thing we're trying to figure out is once these organisms fix the carbon into their cells, how does it become available to the rest of the food web?" she noted.

From Science Daily • Dec. 10, 2025