According to UNESCO, plastic waste makes up 80% of all marine pollution, with 8–10 million metric tons of plastic making its ...

Tiny particles of plastic pollution could be finding their way deep into our lungs with every breath we take, new research reveals. Known as microplastics or nanoplastics, a study from the ...

micrometer-wide plastic particles called microplastics. Now, chewing gum could be added to the list. In a pilot study, researchers found that chewing gum can release hundreds to thousands of ...