Rice is also a hot spot for microplastics. A University of Queensland study found that for every half cup of rice, there are ...

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

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.

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

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

The process couldn’t be simpler, and the best results remove 90% of microplastics. Boiling different types of hard and soft water showed that calcium carbonate, which forms limescale in kettles, also ...

Many foods widely considered to be 'healthy' are actually teeming with with particles that have been linked to cancer, DNA ...

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

Make a few easy changes in your kitchen to help cut down on microplastic exposure — here's how to get started.

Early studies suggest that plastic particles are influencing human blood pressure, a condition linked to serious ...