Lead exposure poses a more immediate and well-documented threat to human health compared to microplastics. In children, it ...

Microplastics are fragments of plastic less than 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) across, which accumulate in the environment as a ...

Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tons of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, ...

Tiny fragments of microplastics are making their way deep inside our bodies in concerning quantities, significantly through ...

Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tons of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, ...

As the UN meets this week to finalize the Global Plastics Treaty, researchers warn that the agreement could fail to address ...

Microplastics are silently invading our bodies through our food and drink, with unknown consequences for our health. Are we ...

Earlier this year, researchers reported the first known evidence of microplastics in the human brain. But what does it mean?

While photos of littered beaches and floating garbage patches are unsettling, perhaps the most problematic plastic is barely ...

Scientists find boiling tap water, then filtering it, removes up to 90% of microplastics, offering a simple solution to ...

A trio of environmental researchers at the University of California, Riverside, has developed an AI-based application that ...

Microplastics have even been known to affect the gut-brain axis, leading to neurological and even psychological disorders.