University researchers have developed a small, portable device that can accurately measure microplastics in water samples ...

It’s been 20 years since a paper in the journal Science showed the environmental accumulation of tiny plastic fragments and ...

The paper opened an entire research field. Since then, more than 7,000 published studies have shown the prevalence of ...

According to a 2018 study, 94% of tap water samples from the U.S. are contaminated with microplastics, the highest level in ...

Scientists in Brazil have found more evidence of microplastics infiltrating the human body. While it has been previously ...

Evidence of microplastics, which are in everything from clothes to water bottles, has been found in human brains, researchers ...

The growing danger of microplastics is evident as they are increasingly found in human tissues and common foods. A recent ...

Our exposure to microplastics occurs via air, food, water, and consumer products and they have become increasingly present in ...

Water filters on the market today can remove some contaminants, but they're not designed to capture microplastics. In fact, ...

So when a team of researchers found microplastics in every human placenta they sampled, they were a little bit shocked, ...

A new study has detected microplastics in human brain tissue, marking the first time these plastic particles have been ...

Our microplastics problem isn't going away. These tiny fragments of plastic pollution have previously shown up in our lungs, ...