Scientists found an average of seven grams of microplastics in human brains, with dementia patients showing even higher ...

New research has revealed that hot drinks may be an even bigger source of microplastics than was previously realised ...

“Unfortunately, microplastics are pretty much everywhere in today’s world,” Landrigan says. He’s the lead author of an August ...

Microplastics are suspected to harm reproductive, digestive and respiratory health, potentially leading to infertility, colon ...

With a cutting-edge microscope and spectrometer, Dee Barker and other Alaska Pacific University researchers are identifying ...

A research team revealed that microplastics introduced into the body may bind to proteins in vivo, disrupt the function of ...

MICROPLASTICS” is quickly becoming one of science’s most terrifying buzzwords. Large piles of it are littering the ocean and ...

Researchers from the Bioplastics Innovation Hub are working on a new form of plastic that breaks down completely, leaving no ...

Iced drinks tend to contain far fewer and smaller microplastics (MPs) as heat makes plastic cups, straws, stirrers, teabags ...

Tiny fragments of plastics are making their way deep inside our bodies in concerning quantities, particularly through our food and drink.

A popular cleaning tool might leave your counters sparkling, but new research shows that the household staple is quietly ...

Microplastics tracking employs diverse methods, including satellite monitoring and community involvement, to tackle ...