While completely avoiding microplastics is unrealistic in modern society, experts shared with Newsweek practical steps you can take to minimize your exposure.

The stuff we order online are delivered to us in single-use bags, bubble wrap, and tape, all made of plastic. Plastic has made its way into the food we eat, the water we drink, and even the air we ...

Seafood is essential to human life, but there is growing evidence that fish may prefer eating plastic to food. Swedish scientists recently demonstrated that larval Perch raised in waters ...

For newborn fish, to eat is to live another day ... On the left, fish food. On the right, plastic.A dollop of surface water from the English Channel contains a shrimplike krill, about a third ...

Microplastics, defined as tiny plastic pieces less than five millimeters in size, are linked to serious health conditions such as endocrine disruptions and metabolic disorders. The problem? They're in ...