Levels of microplastics found in the environment have surged in the past few decades, with current plastic production at more than 300 million tons annually, and an estimated 2.5 million tons ...

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Tiny plastic particles could be silently increasing your stroke risk. Researchers have found these particles can concentrate ...

Top Democratic strategist David Plouffe is joining Coinbase as an adviser as the cryptocurrency exchange broadens its political reach. Plouffe was a senior adviser on Kamala Harris' 2024 ...

We all have microplastics in our bodies.Ten years ago, that fact would have been enough to alarm most people. Now, the issue of plastic contamination is so familiar it’s even become a source of humor; ...

And, on March 3, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly, in a microplastics case over Fiji’s “Natural Artisan Water” label, concluded that federal preemption did not bar allegations based on ...

Experts explain the impact microplastics have on the brain and how there may be a “spoonful” in the organ. Plus, how to cut back on microplastics.

It’s microplastics. TikTok creator @savdoesmakeup recently dropped a viral truth bomb that had many rethinking their salon visits. “I don’t know who needs to hear this, but nail dust is ...

Two of the biggest health concerns of the modern age – ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and microplastics – have one thing in common: we don’t actually know if or how they harm our health. But ...

More like discomfort food. A collection of four papers — published Tuesday in the journal Brain Medicine — reports a disturbing link between microplastics, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and ...

Microplastics are accumulating in sharks’ gonads and GI tracts, disrupting reproduction and threatening population recovery.

Microplastics may confuse bees and other insects, hurting pollination Recent studies have shown that tiny pieces of plastics can make bees more susceptible to bacteria and viruses. April 27, 2025 ...