A small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries) may contain 50 times or more micronanoplastics -- minuscule bits of plastic -- compared to arteries free of ...

Researchers are just beginning to understand how microplastics might be affecting human health. A Reporter visited a lab to ...

I've gone down a slippery, synthetic rabbit hole all about one unsettling buzzword: microplastics. Do I need to know how to ...

A DOCTOR has shared three easy ways to avoid microplastic consumption – after studies linked a buildup of toxic particles in ...

While biodegradable plastics currently account for a half percent of the hundreds of millions of tons of plastic produced ...

Previous research detected the tiny particles in our brains, lungs, liver, kidneys and blood — plus in bodily fluids like ...

New research shows that microplastics have been contaminating some freshwater streams decades earlier than previously ...

Researchers at Technological University Dublin have reviewed innovative methods to enhance the hydrophobicity of biopolymers, ...

Plastics are everywhere in our world, and these tough chemicals that are used in everything from food packaging to roofing ...

It's not just seafood anymore. Microplastics are showing up in snacks, sweets and even vegetables.

Are we being micro dosed with microplastics? Tiny pieces of plastics are turning up at the dinner table and while the ...