A person happily gnawing away on a large piece of gum could unleash more than 3,000 microplastic particles, according to the ...

During laboratory and field tests, the released particles were demonstrated to maneuver and harvest microplastics for up to ...

A small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries) may contain 50 times or more micronanoplastics -- minuscule bits of plastic -- compared to arteries free of ...

Itchy breasts can be caused by a number of health issues. Learn what they are and how to effectively treat them.

Microplastics, tiny plastic particles found in everyday products from face wash to toothpaste, are an emerging threat to ...

Advances in wastewater treatment have been unable to stop microplastics from slipping through, posing potential health and ...

Despite advances in wastewater treatment, tiny plastic particles called microplastics are still slipping through, posing ...

New evidence shows plant leaves absorb airborne microplastics, a previously overlooked route for the particles to enter crops ...

The idea behind the new technology was a moon shot. Scientists develop remarkable method to battle emerging threat to world's ...

Nanoplastics can enter the brain, accumulate in organs, and trigger inflammation. Learn how these invisible pollutants impact ...

Colloids are particles that have a diameter of between approximately 1 and 1,000 nanometres and that are evenly dispersed in fluids. Colloids are also known as colloidal dispersions because the ...

Researchers did lab experiments and tested real plants, like corn, to see how the plastics entered the leaves. They found that the tiny plastic particles float in the air, land on the leaves, and ...