Tiny plastic particles in everyday items could disrupt metabolism and cause inflammation, highlighting a hidden health risk ...

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

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

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

Microplastics have shifted from an abstract pollution problem in distant oceans to a concrete health issue inside our own ...

Numerous studies have found evidence of microplastics in the human body and warned of the risks to our health. But in the race to research this new field scientists may have drastically overstated the ...

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 ...

DEAR DOCTORS: The more I read about microplastics, the more I want to do something to lower my family’s exposure to them. Any thoughts? Also, what is so much worse about microplastics than dust or ...

"These findings from a mouse study likely have implications for humans. Men planning to have children should consider reducing their exposure to harmful substances like microplastics to protect both ...

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 ...

One of the primary concerns highlighted by experts is the methodology used in many microplastics studies. A common technique involves vaporizing samples and analyzing the resultant fumes.

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