This means that when you buy a compostable bag in India, there's an 85% chance it will end up in a regular garbage dump or ...

Microplastics have been detected deep inside human bones and could be harming our health, according to a new study.

Chemical "exposure is associated with a whole host of health issues for our pets," Aidan Charron told Newsweek.

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"This study is a significant result that raises awareness about the safety issues of hygiene products based on specific ...

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Previous studies have found microplastics in blood, lungs, breast milk, and even in newborn babies. But now, researchers are ...

The bulk of microplastics comes from synthetic-based clothing, like Pacific Northwesterners' favorite microfleece. Laundry ...

The San Miguel Watershed Coalition (SMWC) and its partners are calling for volunteers to participate in a river corridor ...

A microplastics conference put on by the Society of Plastics Engineers included speakers looking at the legislative and legal ...

Microplastics are everywhere. Thankfully, chemistry professor Arielle Mensch is helping us learn more about them. Mensch ...

For two weeks last spring, students and professors from Vermont State University collected cores of snow, sea ice and permafrost to uncover more about what's hidden beneath the surface.