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

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

Sunlight makes microplastics leak hidden chemicals into water, creating pollution that spreads far beyond plastic pieces.

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

A new study published in the journal Global Change Biology has revealed that tiny fiddler crabs-which grow no bigger than ...

Switching from plastic to glass food containers is an easy step to cut down on your microplastic exposure. But just because we hear that microplastics are everywhere, it doesn’t mean we can’t—and ...

Particularly alarming for service members are studies showing that microplastics were present in 99% of post-mortem lung tissue autopsies. They have also been found in other major organs including ...

This plant-based plastic is as strong as traditional petroleum-based plastic, but its properties can be tailored to suit ...

The scientists re-upped calls for more research into how these plastics affect our health. New evidence suggests the number of tiny plastic particles in our brains and livers may accumulate over time, ...

Plastic is unavoidable in today's world. We wear clothes made of it, encase our food in it, and fill our homes with it. The benefits of the omnipresent material are clear: It's cheap to create, ...

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To track the course of inhaled microplastics and their even smaller counterparts, nanoplastics, the study authors constructed a detailed computer model of the human respiratory system from the nose to ...