They’ve been found in your liver, blood, and even brain—microplastics are everywhere. While they’re nearly impossible to avoid, experts say there are simple ways to cut down on daily exposure.

Microplastics are exactly what they sound like: tiny pieces of plastic that persist in the environment. Many are smaller than a sesame seed; some are far smaller than the width of a human hair. What ...

Plastics have long been dismissed by their critics and completely avoided in the modern world. Now, new research is uncovering an increasing range of health risks that they pose. The normal definition ...

Most of us reach for plastic jars in the kitchen without a second thought. That's because they're so convenient, lightweight, and airtight. But those same jars might be quietly introducing ...

For many scientists, 2025 was the year of microplastics. Researchers have known for decades that tiny plastic particles were floating around in rivers and lakes and accumulating in the ocean. But it’s ...

A new study found that college students who leaned on takeout were loaded with microplastics, and that exposure was linked to microbiome shifts tied to health concerns. Researchers in China studied ...