Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be quietly weakening one of Earth’s most powerful climate defenses.

Microplastics are everywhere. We drink them in our water, we eat them in our food, we breathe them in our air, leading to – ...

Researchers say some widely reported findings of microplastics in human organs may be false positives Critics warn rushed ...

Some scientists are coming out against the studies that claimed to have found alarming amounts of microplastics in human ...

New research points to an unexpected way plastic pollution may be influencing Earth’s climate system. A recent study suggests ...

This week’s furore is microplastics researchers’ ozone moment. If they fail, the powerful plastics lobby will step into the breach, says science journalist and author Debora MacKenzie ...

Microplastics seem to be everywhere – in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat. They have turned up in ...

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

A new Rochester-based research center will study the lifecycle of microplastics, including its origin as plastic waste, distribution, and movement in the Great Lakes freshwater ecosystem. The research ...

In August, experts from across sectors gathered at the National Academies to discuss the environmental and health impacts of microplastics. The meeting, hosted by the Environmental Health Matters ...

Air-polluting microplastics have been found in rural environments in greater quantities than in urban locations, researchers ...