The Ubiquity of Plastic in Our Lives Plastic has become an inevitable part of modern life. If you look around, almost ...

UAF scientists have found microplastics in all marine mammals species they’ve studied so far, and new results show passage ...

Scientists have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica's deep field camps, revealing how far-reaching ...

Professor Mehmet Gökoğlu from Akdeniz University has warned that microplastics accumulating on the seabed pose a serious ...

Fish also suffer harmful effects from eating microplastics. Microplastics can damage their intestines, gills, and brain among ...

Marine animals ingest microplastic particles, which are then excreted in feces, making them unrecognizable as plastic and potentially mistaken for organic matter.

A new Tel Aviv University study has uncovered alarming findings about the spread of microplastic particles in the marine food web. In recent years, numerous studies have examined the dangers of ...

A peer-reviewed study published by scientists from Portland State University and Oregon State University found the presence ...

Three percent of the larval fish caught for a 2017 study by researchers at Plymouth Marine Laboratory and the University of Plymouth had eaten microplastic fibers. PHOTOGRAPHED AT MARINE ...

Researchers have found widespread microplastic contamination in seafood samples increasing the growing evidence of the ...

A new study shows that microplastics are making their way into our brains, and that their concentrations are rising.

Microplastics shed from plastic products like clothing and packaging are ending up in the fish we eat, according to researchers from Portland State University (PSU).