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

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

A new study finds that microplastic pollution reduces plant photosynthesis, threatening global food security and worsening ...

Plastics revolutionized medicine. But what we once saw as miraculous has now become a silent threat—one we can no longer ...

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

Microplastics are silently sabotaging the planet’s greenery, curbing photosynthesis, and threatening food security.

Microplastics are everywhere, even in our brains but experts explain how we can limit our exposure to these insidious ...

Microplastics have been found in human blood, semen, breast milk, placental tissue and bone marrow, but their presence in the ...

Compost applied to agricultural soils in Australia each year contains tonnes of microplastics, our research has revealed.

On average, these little particles could reduce photosynthesis in plants and algae by up to 12 percent, according to the ...

Microplastics may be contributing to the spread of dangerous antibiotic resistant superbugs, according to a new study.

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