Microplastics are floating in the air around us, surging through rivers and streams and burrowing deep into soils. And now, a ...

Microplastics are silently sabotaging the planet’s greenery, curbing photosynthesis, and threatening food security.

Plastics revolutionized medicine. But what we once saw as miraculous has now become a silent threat—one we can no longer ...

Microplastics provide an excellent bacterial breeding ground that may be contributing to the growing problem of ...

Microplastics are everywhere, even in our brains but experts explain how we can limit our exposure to these insidious ...

Microplastics may be contributing to the spread of dangerous antibiotic resistant superbugs, according to a new study.

The microplastics that pollute the environment and increasingly find their way into humans and animals can help bacteria ...

Microplastics have been found in human blood, semen, breast milk, placental tissue and bone marrow, but their presence in the ...

Microplastics are everywhere — in the beauty products we wear, the cleaning supplies we use and even in the food we eat.

Microplastics, like the ones pictured here, have been linked to several health concerns. Researchers from Boston University ...

Research has shown that microplastics can absorb and accumulate toxic chemicals, including persistent organic pollutants ...

Birds are breathing in high levels of airborne microplastics into their lungs—and, likely, so are we, with unclear effects on ...