New research suggests hot drinks in plastic-lined cups can release microplastics into what we drink, raising uncomfortable ...

Studies have reported microplastics in human organs, but scientists now warn weak methods and contamination may be overstating the evidence and fuelling public fear.

A study has shed light on tourism's outsized role in pollution in a coastal ecosystem. The research, which focused on Gili ...

Microplastics are turning up everywhere, from remote mountain tops to deep ocean trenches. They also are in many animals, ...

Scientists also assessed about 400 coffee cups and found that PE-coated paper cups released fewer microplastic particles than ...

The simple coffee choice that could reduce your exposure to microplastics - Higher surface roughness of polythene cups may ...

Microplastics have entered Antarctica’s soil ecosystem, subtly affecting its only native insect and revealing how far human ...

Cuyahoga County raises awareness of microplastics in the Great Lakes, noting tap water contains fewer than bottled water.

Air-polluting microplastics have been found in rural environments in greater quantities than in urban locations, researchers ...

Chances are sushi aficionados have left a restaurant take-out in tow and with a handful of adorable, but environmentally ...