Microplastics are in the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water we drink. Here are 5 ways you can reduce your exposure.

Microplastics are pervasive contaminants linked to health risks. Learn strategies to reduce exposure and protect your ...

Straws may be considered a small thing in daily life, but they touch the world so much. Now that plastic pollution is making ...

Kitchen items—sponges, blenders, kettles—are abundant sources of microplastics that we all consume When Amy Lusher moved in ...

New research suggests areas with higher concentrations of microplastics also have higher rates of chronic disease.

Every day, tiny plastic particles called nano- and microplastics find their way into your drinking water. Invisible to the naked eye, these fragments could silently threaten your health. Recent ...

In a new paper, researchers at North Carolina State University show proof of concept for a system that—in a single ...

SCIENTISTS have discovered a simple way to remove microplastics from tap water – after the tiny plastic fragments were linked ...

Plastic particles are seeping into our bodies in alarming amounts, mainly through food and drink. Researchers from Chinese ...

A SINGLE piece of chewing gum releases thousands of toxic microplastics into your mouth to be swallowed, scientists have ...

Tiny fragments of microplastics are making their way deep inside our bodies in concerning quantities, significantly through our food and drink.

Chewing gum as a potential source of microplastics has yet to be widely studied. They’re made from a rubbery base, sweetener, ...