Learn about the source of airborne microplastics, which were not, for the most part, introduced into the air by the ocean, as ...

New research has come out on how people can decrease the amount of microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) they drink and eat.

Scientists are finding microplastics throughout the human body. Here are some simple strategies to reduce your exposure.

Testing has found microplastics in rice, tea, salt, sugar, beer, processed foods, milk, bottled water, and a range of seafood ...

Birds are breathing in high levels of airborne microplastics into their lungs—and, likely, so are we, with unclear effects on ...

How tiny plastic particles enter the atmosphere is an important question, as airborne microplastics are a potential health ...

Dark organic glass found inside a skull appeared to be the fossilized brain of a male human who died during the 79 CE Mount ...

Data from microplastic analyses can inform health recommendations and policy decisions. Machine learning is one tool ...

There isn't yet research on how to remove microplastics already in our bodies, but there are a few ways we can limit exposure ...

The sharp rise in consuming microplastics has now raised an alarm. A new study has found that the existence of microplastics ...

Microplastics are everywhere — in the beauty products we wear, the cleaning supplies we use and even in the food we eat.

Microplastics could lead to increasing incidence rates of autoimmune diseases such as lupus, according to Professor Luke O’Neill.