A team of researchers from ANSES, France’s food safety agency, has found that drinks sold in glass bottles actually contain ...

A new study has made a jaw-dropping discovery on microplastics — and it may have you rethinking how you consume your favorite ...

Alarmingly, scientists recently found a plastic bag nearly 11,000m down in the Mariana Trench, the world’s deepest ocean point - a striking sign of how pervasive plastic pollution has become.

Ryan Jenq for The New York Times. Set design by Laura Woolf. HEALTH Ryan Jenq for The New York Times. Set design by Laura Woolf. We can’t directly control many of the microplastics we’re ...

Researchers can now see all sides of micro and nano plastic particles. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Search for: ...

People can ingest these plastic particles via food, tap water, or bottled beverages that contain microplastics and nanoplastics. A 2020 review of 50 studies found that mollusks—including mussels ...

New study finds alarming levels of plastic accumulation in human brains 02:45. Human brains contain higher concentrations of microplastics than other organs, according to a new study, and the ...

Elevated Micro- and Nanoplastics Detected in Preterm Human Placentae. Oral Concurrent Session 1 – Equity, Public Health, and Policy. SMFM 2025 Pregnancy Meeting, Denver, Colorado.

A 2019 study found that a single cup of tea prepared from a tea bag made with plastic could contain about 2.3 million micro-sized plastics. “Reducing exposure means thinking a lot about how you eat ...

These plastic bits can contain a slew of chemicals, many of them toxic. The PlastChem project, run by an international team of scientists, has found more than 16,000 chemicals in plastics , around ...

Microplastics are everywhere in the environment—and in our bodies. The build-up of these tiny plastic particles in blood vessels is linked to a greater risk of heart attack, stroke, and death ...