Recent studies reveal microplastics in human blood and organs, raising health concerns. Explore how these particles enter the ...

A study led by Griffith University researchers has exposed two generations of a sediment-dwelling invertebrate to microplastic and found that while the 'parent' generation experienced negative impacts ...

Microplastics seem to be everywhere – in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat. They have turned up in ...

Oceans absorb about a quarter of the carbon dioxide released by human activity every year, slowing the pace of global warming ...

Monsul, MD, and Eva Ann Berkes, MD, today announced growing scientific, medical, and public-policy momentum behind a breakthrough microbiome discovery designed to help defend the human body against ...

At a base level, microplastics are tiny plastic shards that are under five millimeters in size. Microplastics aren’t only in ...

Strange brown specks in two donated brains set a seasoned neuropathologist on an unexpected path. Elaine Bearer had examined countless samples during her long career, yet these glassy clusters puzzled ...

Microbubbles in the tap water you just poured into a plastic glass are strong enough to create tiny abrasions on the inner ...

Scientists have detected microplastics — the tiny and pervasive fragments now found in our seas, drinking water, food and, increasingly, living tissue — in human semen and follicular fluid, according ...

A new study has found that the overwhelming majority of protein foods such as meat and fish are contaminated with microplastics. The comprehensive study, conducted by researchers at the nonprofit ...