Rice is also a hot spot for microplastics. A University of Queensland study found that for every half cup of rice, there are ...

Make a few easy changes in your kitchen to help cut down on microplastic exposure — here's how to get started.

Now you can add your favorite chewing gum to the list, thanks to the alarming findings of a new study. Chewing gum, whether ...

Kitchen items—sponges, blenders, kettles—are abundant sources of microplastics that we all consume When Amy Lusher moved in ...

A new study suggests that you could be ingesting thousands of microplastics every time you chew gum. This discovery comes ...

“Our initial hypothesis was that the synthetic gums would have a lot more microplastics because the base is a type of plastic ...

The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two ...

In terms of our major sources of exposure, he said that microplastics are like “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in that they ...

And if you redecorate your home and sand down the old paintwork, the plastic binders in the paint can release microplastics ...

Plastics are durable and strong, which is great while they’re being used but frustrating when they end up in the environment.

A new study found that chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into saliva. Both synthetic and natural ...

Areas with elevated microplastic levels experience increased rates of hypertension, diabetes, stroke, and other ...