Washing clothes may seem harmless, but each load can release hundreds of thousands of tiny plastic fibers from synthetic fabrics into the water. Some of these microplastics are captured in sewage ...

If someone told me 10 years ago that people would willingly pay over $5 for a one-gallon container of water, I would have ...

There are kitchen products that might be transferring microplastics to food, such as cutting boards and water bottles, and ...

They’ve been found in your liver, blood, and even brain—microplastics are everywhere. While they’re nearly impossible to ...

The microfibers that shed from our clothing—particularly those made of polyester—are among the most pervasive microplastics ...

A series of headline-grabbing studies in the last few years have claimed to have found microplastics throughout human bodies ...

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Queensland and Imperial College London, has proposed a new framework for scientists detecting and measuring microplastics in the human ...

A free public screening of the documentary Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics will be held Thursday, January 29, at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay in Cambridge.

We’re ditching plastic for non-toxic wood, metal, and composites.

Rice is also a hotspot for microplastics. A University of Queensland study found that for every half cup of rice, there are 3 ...

I’m gradually ditching my tried-and-true kitchen items, and Amazon is my go-to shopping hub for plastic-free alternatives.