Researchers have detected microplastics in blood, placentas, and organs. A scientific review explains how they affect human biology.

How many tiny pieces of plastic are currently inside your body? A series of headline-grabbing studies in the last few years ...

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Queensland and Imperial College London, has proposed a new ...

Rice is also a hotspot for microplastics. A University of Queensland study found that for every half cup of rice, there are 3 ...

The growing threat of microplastics might be daunting, but a promising study now suggests that the situation might not be as ...

Their invention, a mobile tool for cleaning microscopic pieces of plastic from rivers and lakes, comes as scientists have found those same particles stuck deep in human arteries, which raised fears of ...

Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) in Japan have one-upped themselves in their quest to solve our microplastic problem. In a study published in the ...

This bag of tomatoes is made from the new plant-based plastic that uses FDA-approved ingredients. Watch as the bag completely dissolves in artificial seawater after just a few hours, without leaving ...

Plastic pollution is a growing problem in many reef ecosystems, and its effects are not well understood. Most previous research has focused exclusively on adult corals and their interactions with ...