In March, a small study in Italy ... The researchers observed plastic fragments with jagged edges inside immune cells called macrophages, and within the fatty plaques. Examining the tissue samples ...

Nurdles, which are small plastic pellets, were spotted off the Wash on Sunday, say HM Coastguard Tiny plastic pellets found washed up on England's east coast are likely to have come from a ...

Small pellets of plastic are washing up on the east coast of England following the fiery collision of two ships in the North Sea last week. The crash between an oil tanker and cargo ship on 10 ...