Was your train delayed or cancelled this weekend? Mine was. Do you crave research that speaks to this particular experience? Look no further. In a new paper, @xinmingdu.bsky.social and I quantify how much rail safety and operations are affected by the weather.

🆕 Exposure to microplastics lowers birthweights and damages infant health Today on VoxDev, Xinming Du, Shan Zhang and Eric Zou find a causal link between in-utero exposure to microplastics & low birthweights: voxdev.org/topic/energy...

Exposure to microplastics lowers birthweights and damages infant health

A large-scale study establishes what is believed to be the first causal link between in-utero exposure to microplastics and low birthweights.

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