Despite mounting evidence, the full extent of microplastics' impact on human health remains unclear, prompting urgent calls ...

Microplastics in the atmosphere may be altering weather and climate by facilitating ice formation in clouds. Penn State ...

On reverse-transcription qualitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), microplastics yielded evidence of harmful bacteria ...

Microplastics can act as ice nucleating particles, potentially altering cloud formation, precipitation, and even global ...

Hong Kong's unique marine environment, with its rich ecosystems, provides vital habitats and food sources for various marine ...

Microplastics have been found in human stools for the first time, suggesting the tiny particles may be widespread in food. The study by researchers in Austria examined eight participants (from the ...

Microplastics have been found throughout the human body -- including inside lungs, blood and brains -- and while it is not yet clear how harmful they are to our health, some researchers are sounding ...

In the absence of effective wastewater treatment and management of plastic waste, wastewater may serve as a medium for ...

coli) and viruses such as norovirus – posing risks to human health and ecosystems. The study, published in PLOS One, ...

Wastewater treatment fails to kill several human pathogens when they hide out on microplastics in the water, reports a study ...

Wastewater treatment fails to kill several human pathogens when they hide out on microplastics in the water, according to a new study.