Inside a New Mexico lab, researchers estimate there is five bottle caps worth of plastic in human brains. Now they are trying ...

UCLA researchers found that chewing gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into the saliva and ...

Microplastics in kids' food have long been a concern among parents. Microplastics are plastic particles smaller than 5 mm in ...

Scientists have found plastic fragments can shed off cutting boards, takeout containers and even laminated paper cups with ...

Business Waste used the latest studies to create shocking images that illustrate how high levels of microplastic exposure can ...

You may not be able to escape microplastics, but you can fight back. Experts point to anthocyanins, compounds found in ...

Microplastics are building up in human brains, blood, reproductive organs, and more. A new study suggests you ingest more ...

Wear and tear on plastic products releases small to nearly invisible plastic particles, which could impact people’s health ...

Researchers say microplastics are getting inside our bodies through what we eat and drink. While there are concerns that the ...

According to a recent study, there’s roughly a plastic spoon’s worth of plastics in our brains — an amount that has only increased over time. Scientists are trying to find out the effects these ...

Microplastics have been found in unborn cats, proving that plastic pollution can reach fetal tissues early in pregnancy.

Wear and tear on plastic products releases small to nearly invisible plastic particles, which could impact people's health when consumed or inhaled. To make these particles biodegradable, researchers ...