A new study reveals that microplastics are impairing the oceans' ability to absorb carbon dioxide, a process scientists find ...

The year has been full of scary details about the tiny particles. Here’s what we know now.

That Sip Just Got A Lot More Complicated Research published in January 2024 found that a liter of bottled water contains ...

From takeout containers and tea bags to bottled water, gum, and even cheese, these were the most-read microplastic stories of ...

Microplastics are no longer just an environmental concern. Doctors are now finding them in human blood and even arterial ...

A new study has, for the first time, recorded and measured just how fast microplastics move through the gut passage of a key ...

More microplastics and forever chemicals are popping up in our drinking water. As a public health expert, I rounded up seven ...

Microplastics are turning up in oceans, soil, drinking water, and human tissue. Learn where they come from, why they matter, ...

"During food intake, the water flows through the permeable funnel wall, is filtered, and the particle-free water is then ...

Tiny fragments of plastic are making their way deep inside our bodies in concerning quantities, particularly through our food ...

Scientists have discovered that feeding mice with microplastics increases plaque buildup in the arteries of male mice.

Although the precise mechanism isn’t yet known, factors like sex chromosomes and hormones, particularly the protective ...