Scientists are warning that a largely invisible pollutant is turning up in places long assumed to be safe, from quiet forests ...

There are enough nanoplastics in some brains to make a plastic spoon — here are 5 easy ways to reduce your exposure. Plastic is more pervasive than ever before, from the Antarctic tundra to our ...

A series of headline-grabbing studies in the last few years have claimed to have found microplastics throughout human bodies.

Every day, humans unknowingly consume the equivalent of a credit card’s worth of plastic particles, accumulating to approximately 50 plastic bags worth of microplastics annually. These microscopic ...

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

It isn’t exactly news that plastic is a problem, but just how quickly that problem is growing may shock you. According to a recent report published by Pew Charitable Trusts, between now and 2040, ...

New research suggests microplastics from ultra-processed foods may accumulate in the brain, potentially fueling rates of depression and dementia. One study estimates the human brain may contain ...

A study published in the Interdisciplinary Environmental Review has assessed the presence of microplastics in drinking water sources in Southern India. The work provides new evidence of the spread of ...

Do you drink your daily coffee from a takeaway cup? This could result in you ingesting about 363,000microplastic particles a ...