Microplastics seem to be everywhere—in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat. They have turned up in human organs, blood, testicles, placentas and even brains. While the full health ...

A new study warns retreaded tires could become a growing source of toxic microplastic pollution in waterways worldwide.

The textile industry produces a substantial portion of the world's waste, with only about 12% of fiber materials ending up in ...

The contamination risk posed by microplastics is no longer limited to the world's oceans; scientists are issuing an urgent warning after discovering how easily these microscopic particles infiltrate ...

Previous research found that insects can ingest and absorb pure, unrefined microplastics -- but only under unrealistic, food-scarce situations. Zoologists have now tested mealworms in a more realistic ...

Three Indian teenagers have found a way to pull microplastics out of water using tamarind seeds. The same sticky, sour ...

Rows of gray plastic film stretch across a field of soil. Leafy green strawberry plants poke out of holes in the top of the film. Agricultural plastics, such as this mulch film covering strawberry ...

Marine microplastic levels in ocean water were associated with cognitive and other disabilities among people living in adjacent coastal counties, cross-sectional data showed. Across 218 coastal ...

Hidden kitchen sources: Tea bags, coffee pods, bottled water, nonstick pans and plastic containers are major contributors to microplastic exposure. Health concerns rise: Microplastics have been found ...

TOPSHOT - A volunteer pours the contents of a bucket full of nurdles and microplastics onto a tarp during a beach clean on the Tregantle beach part of the Whitesand Bay, near Freathy, south western ...