Microplastics are floating in the air around us, surging through rivers and streams and burrowing deep into soils. And now, a ...

From your clothing to the water you drink, being mindful of microplastics can help reduce your exposure and health risk.

The brain has higher concentrations of plastic particles compared to other organs, with increased levels found in dementia ...

Hospitals around the world generate millions of tons of plastic waste annually. Much of this waste comes from single-use ...

Scientists uncover alarming levels of microplastics in human brain tissue, raising concerns about their potential role in ...

Microplastics have been found in human blood, semen, breast milk, placental tissue and bone marrow, but their presence in the human brain is particularly "troubling", wrote Ben Spencer, science ...

By now, you've no doubt heard that modern living is filling our bodies with microplastics. But an alarming study now shows ...

IF you drink from a plastic water bottle or eat leftovers from plastic containers, you might want to think again. There’s a growing body of evidence to suggest that microplastics – which ...

As government regulators focused on reigning in air pollution, companies were busy generating new sources of pollution, including plastics and PFAS, the so-called forever chemicals. PFAS ...

The microscopic shards of plastic found in every corner of the planet may be exacerbating antibiotic resistance, a new study has found. Bacteria exposed to these ubiquitous fragments, known as ...

If you aren’t ready to ditch your plastic bottles or don’t have a filter for your tap, there are other ways to reduce microplastic intake. “Beyond bottled water, significant dietary sources ...

Boston University researchers discovered that microplastics bolster bacteria's antibiotic resistance. The tiny plastic fragments, omnipresent on Earth, facilitate bacterial biofilm creation, thwarting ...