The researchers, led by a team from Wuhan University in China, combined both chitin (derived from squid bone) and cellulose ...

Plastic particles are found in our organs, blood and even semen. But do they stay in us forever? What damage are they doing?

Microplastics are everywhere. They have been found on the peak of Mount Everest and in creatures inhabiting the deepest ...

New research published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Science and Technology offers evidence that microplastics are ...

Most people know by now that microplastics are building up in our environment and within our bodies. However, according to Dr. Leonarde Transande, director of environmental pediatrics at NYU School of ...

Nobody wants to munch on plastic for dinner, but the unappetizing truth is that many common foods contain microplastics — ...

New research published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Science and Technology offers evidence that microplastics are ...

A review of some 3,000 studies implicates these particles in a variety of serious health problems. These include male and ...

Car tires are an incredible engineering achievement, but it's becoming clear that they pose a significant threat to the environment, and potentially, to human health.

In recent years, microplastics have garnered significant attention due to their detection in tap and bottled water, as well ...

“These microplastics are basically particulate matter air pollution, and we know this type of air pollution is harmful,” said ...

"It seemed like nobody wanted to touch it," says Leslie, a microplastics researcher in the Netherlands, whose team was the first to detect these particles in the human bloodstream several years ago.