Earlier this year, news came out about plastic cutting boards being named a “significant source of microplastics in human ...

But new research suggests that a simple solution could reduce microplastics in drinking water: boiling it. In a new paper published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters, ...

When the researchers followed up nearly three years later, they found that the patients with the microplastics were significantly more likely to have suffered a stroke, a heart attack, or death from ...

Delegates from 175 countries are in South Korea this week for the fifth round of United Nations talks aimed at securing an ...

Researchers revealed that people are breathing in small particles of plastic without even knowing about it.Research ...

A new durable, biodegradable plastic breaks down in seawater, offering a potential solution to microplastic pollution. This ...

Microplastics are not a new problem. But scientists are just beginning to understand their behavior and properties. By ...

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

Ahead of urgent United Nations talks on reducing plastic pollution, new research holds a workout on a synthetic carpet could ...

Microplastics, phthalates, BPA and PFAS are all around us. What to know about these potentially toxic substances, how they ...

Indian researchers have discovered microplastics in Adelie penguins from Antarctica's Svenner Islands. The study, conducted ...

Microplastics are found in clouds - and can change the way they work (Getty) Microplastics have already been found in the ...