The public is starting to understand that they can find microplastics in their food, particularly seafood, but exposure from ...

Life in plastic might be fantastic after all — or at least not as dangerous as we’ve been led to believe. Ubiquitous in the ...

Silicone’s composition gives it a synthetic polymer structure with a silicon-oxygen backbone, making it more resistant to ...

The world puts a lot of unnecessary microplastics into the environment − such as glitter in makeup. Even better filters in ...

Recent studies reveal microplastics in human blood and organs, raising health concerns. Explore how these particles enter the ...

Claims that microplastics are widespread throughout the human body are now being questioned. Microplastics are real — but ...

While plastic is generally discussed as an environmental issue it has become a significant health threat infiltrating both ...

An expert review published in the Lancet in August called plastics a “grave, growing and underrecognised danger” to human and ...

You’ve probably heard microplastics are everywhere — in our brains, in our hearts, in possibly every single man on earth’s ...

With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and ...

Although the precise mechanism isn’t yet known, factors like sex chromosomes and hormones, particularly the protective effects of estrogen, may play a role.” Microplastics have become nearly ...