Microplastics are building up in human brains, blood, reproductive organs, and more. A new study suggests you ingest more ...

The researchers, from the University of California, Los Angeles, calculated that one piece of gum could shed hundreds or a ...

Scientists are finding microplastics everywhere from brain tissue to arteries and warning of the health risks posed by their ...

Business Waste used the latest studies to create shocking images that illustrate how high levels of microplastic exposure can negatively affect the human body — including your appearance.

A new study suggests that you could be ingesting thousands of microplastics every time you chew gum. This discovery comes ...

Researchers say microplastics are getting inside our bodies through what we eat and drink. While there are concerns that the ...

The elective medical industry is cashing in on plastic pollution fears, but the evidence of harm from microplastics is still ...

Chewing gum fiends might want to think twice before popping in another piece of gum. A pilot study found that chewing gum can ...

“Our initial hypothesis was that the synthetic gums would have a lot more microplastics because the base is a type of plastic ...

Microplastics have been found in unborn cats, proving that plastic pollution can reach fetal tissues early in pregnancy.

New research reveals that PET-based glitter microplastics can actively influence biomineralization processes in marine ...

In a small study of eight cats at early stages of pregnancy, researchers detected 19 different kinds of microplastic ...