Oliverben5672/Microplastics-Reduce-Hatching-Success-A-Meta-Analysis: Initial data and code release

Summary

A new analysis pooling results from multiple studies found that microplastics — tiny plastic particles now found throughout our environment — make it harder for animal eggs to hatch successfully. While this research looked at wildlife rather than humans, it adds to growing evidence that plastic pollution can disrupt reproduction, raising valid questions about what these same particles might mean for human fertility and development given how widespread microplastic exposure has become in our food, water, and air.