New research has incidentally discovered that microplastics may cause Antarctic krill to eject food more often than normal, ...

A new study reveals five mechanisms by which microplastics can trigger inflammation and cause damage in the brain.

Davar also mentions that, “Some toothpastes still contain microbeads that could lead to exposure [to microplastics].” And ...

There are microplastics in your food and you don't know it. Here's what you can do about it right now.

In 2004, science crossed a quiet line. Researchers confirmed that tiny scraps of plastic were not just drifting in oceans but entering living bodies. Two decades later, that discovery feels less like ...

The carbon cycle in our oceans is critical to the balance of life in ocean waters and for reducing carbon in the atmosphere, ...

Microplastics can contaminate soil, water, and air. As a result, they become part of the environment. “Microplastics can get ...

A new review highlights five major ways microplastics can harm the brain, raising concerns that they may worsen ...

Publishing in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, researchers at Kyushu University report that they have ...

A September 2024 study found that of the 14,000 known food contact chemicals present in food packaging, 3,601 -- or ...

Fish gills may inspire an unexpected solution to one of our biggest sources of microplastics. According to researchers at Germany’s University of Bonn, taking a cue from the animals’ filtration ...

There are multiple ways to extract microplastics for analysis, mostly using density separation. I tried a technique called ...