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 ...

New evidence shows plant leaves absorb airborne microplastics, a previously overlooked route for the particles to enter crops ...

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 ...

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

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

One of the most significant ways plastic particles end up in our food is through single-use plastics that break down and find ...

You are what you eat.” Most of my generation has heard this phrase at some point, usually as a warning against fast food, added sugars and preservatives. But this same adage applies to another growing ...