New research has found microplastics in human semen and follicular fluid, highlighting the widespread presence of these tiny ...

In the latest findings illustrating the potential dangers of everyday-use items such as food packaging and water bottles, tiny shards and particles of plastic have been found in semen and in ...

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Microplastics and nanoplastics range from mountain peaks to brain cells, raising urgent questions regarding their impact on human health.

A recent study reveals that both disposable and reusable food packaging are shedding microplastics into every meal, ...

Simply using your food packaging in the manner it's supposed to be used is enough to contaminate your comestibles with a ...

Isabella Tuzzio, a biology undergraduate student at West Virginia University, studied fish from streams throughout Central ...

Microplastics, plastic fragments 5 millimeters or smaller, have been found in just about every part of the human body. To ...

Microplastics were present in 69% of the follicular fluid samples analysed. The most frequently detected polymer was PTFE, ...

Microplastics aren’t just everywhere — they might be turning your dinner into a breeding ground for supercharged pathogens.

From bottled drinks to seafood to steeped tea, new studies show we’re constantly exposed to microscopic plastic. Researchers ...

Microplastics, plastic particles fewer than 5 millimeters in size, have infiltrated the environment at an alarming rate as worldwide plastic use increases. Levels of microplastics found in the ...