Microplastics, plastic fragments 5 millimeters or smaller, have been found in just about every part of the human body. To ...

Microplastics have been found nearly everywhere in the human body. Experts explain how harmful they may be for our health, ...

Microplastics get into your body through food, water, and air, says Stephanie Wright, PhD, a senior lecturer in environmental ...

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

From bottled drinks to seafood to steeped tea, new studies show we’re constantly exposed to microscopic plastic. Researchers ...

Researchers measured micro- and nanoplastics in such food and drink products as beer, canned fish, rice, mineral water, tea bags, table salts, take-out foods and soft drinks. Here's what they found.

Dementia can have a lot of causes, and while it may be that the plastic in people’s brains led to the disease, it’s also possible that changes in their brains made it easier for the plastic to ...

These measures have limitations, however. Plastic is ubiquitous and often the most affordable option. “It shouldn’t all be on the consumer to have to make those choices,” Dr. Tyler said.

More information: Elvis D. Okoffo et al, Release of Micro- and Nanosized Particles from Plastic Articles during Mechanical Dishwashing, ACS ES&T Water (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.4c00768 ...

Plastic may be warming the planet more than we thought Most models haven’t accounted for how microplastics may increase global warming by disrupting natural cycles that store carbon. May 14 ...

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.

A new study found that you most people are micro dosing with micro plastics! Eating from plastic containers like Tupperware can significantly increase the risk of heart failure, but it’s not ...