A recent study found that micro- and nanoplastics are entering our bodies from common food packaging that we use almost daily ...

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

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

Research reveals that popular melamine sponges release millions of invisible microplastics that contaminate the world's ...

Reduce the amount of ultra-processed food you eat. Microplastics have been found in ultra-processed foods due to the ...

We explore new ways to tackle the problem of microplastic pollution in our oceans, before meeting an extraordinary man and ...

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

New research presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) ...

Microplastics get into your body through food, water, and air, says Stephanie Wright, PhD, a senior lecturer in environmental ...

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

One of the most common ways people are exposed to plastics is in the kitchen: Black plastic spatulas and other utensils may ...