Microplastics are everywhere: in the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat. They accumulate in clothes, ...

The world is struggling to get rid of plastic but it becomes even more challenging with millions of microplastics in our food ...

Organic products like coffee grounds can't be added directly to concrete because they leak chemicals that weaken the building ...

Microplastics, tiny plastic particles, are pervading our bloodstream through various routes like inhalation, ingestion, and skin absorption. They contaminate our food, water, cosmetics, and even ...

Although avoiding the consumption of microplastics altogether is next to impossible ... of 240,000 plastic bits — some so small that they can't even been seen under a microscope. Image Credit: ...

Still, scientists are suspicious that microplastics may be linked to some diseases that have been increasing in recent decades. Double the number of adults under age 55 are being diagnosed with ...

Most research around microplastics pollution focus on materials ... except for limited checks made under the European REACH chemical regulations. This lack of transparency makes studying their ...

"It seemed like nobody wanted to touch it," says Leslie, a microplastics researcher in the Netherlands whose team was the first to detect these particles in the human bloodstream several years ago.

“The planet is under great threat from microplastics, and aquatic ecosystems are the first to suffer,” wrote the authors. “Even under a variety of policies, including plastic product ...