A new study found that polyester microfibers, a common type of microplastic pollution, slowed the development of cherry tomatoes.

The public is starting to understand that they can find microplastics in their food, particularly seafood, but exposure from ...

Researchers say some widely reported findings of microplastics in human organs may be false positives Critics warn rushed ...

The public is starting to understand that they can find microplastics in their food, particularly seafood, but exposure from ...

Microplastics have shifted from an abstract pollution problem in distant oceans to a concrete health issue inside our own ...

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While eliminating plastics entirely from our diets may be impossible, making some swaps can help reduce exposure ...

Recent studies reveal microplastics in human blood and organs, raising health concerns. Explore how these particles enter the ...

"While we don’t yet know what the effects of the microplastics are, we do know that antioxidants in fruit and vegetables, ...

New research points to an unexpected way plastic pollution may be influencing Earth’s climate system. A recent study suggests ...

Researchers in Xi’an found city air microplastics tripled after COVID-19, with masks and pollution driving fibers into lungs, ...

As the temperature of the liquid inside a container increases, the release of microplastics generally increases too. In the ...