"There is no officially established 'safe' or 'unsafe' level of microplastic intake. It makes sense to want your exposure to ...

While recycling aims to reduce plastic waste, the practice itself could be making matters worse by producing an even more ...

Boston University researchers have found that microplastic contamination is fueling antibiotic resistance in bacteria, ...

Palm oil companies in Indonesia continue to operate on protected peatlands and clear forests, despite having their forestry ...

In terms of our major sources of exposure, he said that microplastics are like “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in that they ...

Microplastics have begun entering our bodies more than ever. Scientists uncover major pollution source hiding in everyday ...

Botanist Andrea Bianchi and local plant experts Aloyce Mwakisoma and his brother Ruben were exploring two tiny village forest ...

"Substantially increase the risk." Researchers raise urgent concern after finding hidden contaminants in everyday products: ...

Scientists were shocked to discover that microplastics don’t just pollute the environment, they may also be fueling the rise ...

Scientists create biodegradable, structurally colored glitter from cellulose nanocrystals, eliminating microplastic waste.

In a society where waste is so pervasive, the current ingestion of microplastics should be treated as a health crisis ...

A recent study evaluated the suitability of pyrolysis–gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (Py-GC–MS) for detecting and ...