When West Virginia University biology undergraduate student Isabella Tuzzio tested fish from central Appalachian streams, her ...

A growing body of research warns that these nearly ubiquitous tiny particles, under 5mm in size, pose a threat to ...

The founder of the Ecoton Foundation for Ecological Studies and Land Conservation, Prigi Arisandi, revealed the results of ...

Among 152 coastal counties studied, those with very high levels of marine microplastics showed higher rates of diabetes, ...

Microplastics have been found nearly everywhere in the human body. Experts explain how harmful they may be for our health, ...

Living near heavily microplastic-polluted waters along the United States coastline may significantly raise the risk of ...

We are alarmed by the level of microplastic contamination in our aquatic ecosystems. A recent study has found microplastic particles—smaller than 5 millimetres—in the intestines, liver, and ...

When exposed to high cooking temperatures, plastic spatulas, spoons, and tongs can release microplastics into your food.

When comparing counties with very high versus very low microplastic pollution nearby, researchers found that residents in the most polluted areas had an 18% higher rate of Type 2 diabetes, a 7% higher ...

On average, the researchers identified 1,514 microplastic and micro-rubber particles per kilogram of sediment. One sample contained as many as 6,345 particles from within the coral colony.

In coastal counties, marine microplastic levels are associated with the prevalence of cardiometabolic diseases.