When researchers went searching for microplastics in sediments pulled from the bottom of Matagorda Bay and its surrounding inlets, they didn't find much. Most of their samples contained only tens to ...

Evidence is accumulating that microplastics found nearly everywhere are also invading our bodies. What should you do?

An Australian study used pyrolysis coupled to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (Pyr-GC–MS) to analyze the presence of ...

Part 2 of Part 3 Series 4. Why is plastic pollution such a problem? There are three big reasons. First, plastic pollution can ...

Research suggests that microplastic particles contaminate our food through everyday cooking tools, like cutting boards, ...

Some of the microplastics we ingest may come from the kitchen tools we use to prepare what we eat. If you want to reduce your ...

The average human brain contains around 7 grams of plastic, but it’s unclear how this affects us. Now animal studies are ...

Over time, this stress causes plastic surfaces to form microscopic blisters, which then burst and release tiny plastic particles — known as micropollutants — into food and the environment. When ...

releasing tiny plastic particles into food," said Brad Younggren of Circulate Health. When you microwave food in plastic, the heat accelerates how much microplastics leach into the food.

Plastic breaks down into ever smaller bits but it doesn't decompose. These microplastic particles are increasingly being found in people's bodies, entering when they eat, drink, or breathe them in.

Some 460 million metric tons of plastic are produced globally each year, out of which a staggering 91% of plastic waste is ...