Seafood has received disproportionate attention in media coverage about microplastics, despite evidence that fish and shellfish are not the main source of human exposure, according to a new scientific ...

Tiny plastic particles may be quietly threatening brain health. New research suggests microplastics—now widely found in food, ...

Microscopic plastic particles we unknowingly consume may be triggering brain inflammation and linked to Alzheimer’s and ...

The research underscores growing concerns about how ultra-small plastic particles move through marine ecosystems and into foods people rely on. Researchers studying mangrove forests in Colombia found ...

Think twice before grabbing that plastic water bottle — it could be taking a toll on your looks. A leading waste management ...

Washing machines release massive amounts of microplastics into the environment, mostly from worn clothing fibers. Researchers at the University of Bonn have developed a new, fish-inspired filter that ...

Microplastics gather anti-biotic resistant bacteria as they move through water, allowing microbes to spread from polluted ...

More than 200 scientists, policymakers, advocates and community members attended the Texas Plastic Pollution Symposium at the Aggie Special Event Center, where speakers outlined how pollution is movin ...

The systematic review, published in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry and led by researchers at the University of Technology Sydney and Auburn University, ...

Microplastics are everywhere, which makes studying them all the more difficult. Labs are doing all they can to be ...

Microplastics, especially nylon fibres, are present in Chennai’s beach sediments in relatively low abundance, but low overall ...