A new study finds microplastics in nearly every organ of stranded sea turtles, including their reproductive systems.

Inside a New Mexico lab, researchers estimate there is five bottle caps worth of plastic in human brains. Now they are trying ...

Areas with elevated microplastic levels experience increased rates of hypertension, diabetes, stroke, and other ...

You may not be able to escape microplastics, but you can fight back. Experts point to anthocyanins, compounds found in ...

Microplastics are building up in human brains, blood, reproductive organs, and more. A new study suggests you ingest more ...

The findings explain how most common plastics shed nanoscopic pieces into the environment – not just when they’re burned or crushed, but slowly and quietly, just by sitting out in the open.

The world is littered with trillions of micro- and nanoscopic pieces of plastic. These can be smaller than a virus — just the ...

# While the jury is still out, according to some scientists, on the extent of harm posed by microplastics, the negative impact on human health of some of the chemicals used to manufacture plastics has ...

Microplastics are infiltrating our bloodstreams from everyday sources, causing serious health issues. A new study reveals ...

Around the world, plastics find their way into farm fields. Climate change makes agricultural plastic, already a necessity ...

Recent studies have shown microplastics are omnipresent in our surroundings and accumulating inside our bodies, says Keir ...