New evidence shows plant leaves absorb airborne microplastics, a previously overlooked route for the particles to enter crops ...

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Department researchers published an article in Nature Medicine in late February ...

Experts at leading health care conferences last month called for further research into the health effects of microplastics ...

As we celebrate Earth Month, Jessica Oley joined Eyewitness News for a conversation about the tiny plastic particles that we inhale, eat, and drink.Oley is the founder of Pristine Sprays and said the ...

As HHS secretary, RFK Jr. has limited power to regulate how microplastics enter the food supply. He can also boost research ...

Wear and tear on plastic products releases small to nearly invisible plastic particles, which could impact people's health ...

A new mouse study suggests that the microplastics produced by biodegradable, starch-based plastics may be linked to ...

The world is littered with trillions of micro- and nanoscopic pieces of plastic. These can be smaller than a virus—just the ...

Marine biologist Richard Thompson was out looking at barnacles in tide pools one morning in 1993 when he started noticing ...

Andi Breitowich works across digital and print magazines covering health, fitness ... exactly how microplastics interact with the human body, but at a basic level, the toxic properties trigger ...

Wear and tear on plastic products releases small to nearly invisible plastic particles, which could impact people’s health when consumed or inhaled. To make these particles biodegradable, researchers ...

Learn more about the research project that’s helping experts analyze the nanoplastics in the human body.