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

Summary

A large review of existing studies found that microplastics (tiny plastic particles smaller than a grain of rice) make it harder for animal eggs to successfully hatch. While this research looked at fish, birds, and other egg-laying animals rather than humans, it adds to growing evidence that plastic pollution can interfere with reproduction—a concern scientists are now investigating in people too, since we're all exposed to microplastics through food, water, and air.