Microplastics, like the ones pictured here, have been linked to several health concerns. Researchers from Boston University identified another downside to microplastics — bacteria exposed to ...

“Microplastics are like rafts — a bacteria on its own might not be able to swim down a river, but riding in its biofilm on a tiny bit of plastic it can be disseminated into many different ...

There's little doubt that microplastics negatively impact human health. Amid existing concerns, a new study suggests that microplastics may contribute to a rise in antibiotic-resistant superbugs.

Colorful microplastics are shown here under a magnifying glass. iStockphoto “Given the widespread presence of microplastics in the environment, completely eliminating exposure is unrealistic.

When Dr. Nicholas Fabiano broke down a recently published study that found human brains contain a plastic spoon’s worth of microplastics — higher concentrations than found in other organs — many of ...

Microplastics-tiny shards of plastic debris-are all over the planet. They have made their way up food chains, accumulated in oceans, clustered in clouds and on mountains, and been found inside our ...

Bacteria exposed to these ubiquitous fragments, known as “microplastics,” became resistant to multiple types of antibiotics commonly used to treat infections, researchers showed in the study ...