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

In terms of our major sources of exposure, he said that microplastics are like “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in that they ...

Microplastics can enter our food due to contamination ... most well-known sources of micro and nanoplastics. One study estimated that there are about 240,000 plastic particulates in a liter ...

A group of scientists in Japan has created a new form of plastic that combines the strength required for everyday use with ...

Tiny pieces of plastic have been found in most food products, from burgers to seafood, and one study estimated that in Europe alone, 63,000 to 430,000 tons of plastics are likely to pollute ...

On average, these little particles could reduce photosynthesis in plants and algae by up to 12 percent, according to the paper ...

Around the world, plastics are finding their way into farm fields. Some farmers say agricultural plastic, already a necessity for many crops, is becoming even more necessary as climate change fuels ...

Plastic doesn't biodegrade and so it enters the food chain. The artist wanted to show how plastic is "becoming part of us" and how our movements "can influence the ever growing plastic problem." ...

Campen's brain study found that there are more traces of plastic in our brains than in our livers and kidneys. It turns out that plastics are attracted to fatty tissue. Campen says he doesn't do much ...

Newborn fish are mistaking tiny bits of trash for food. If they die, there’ll be fewer big fish—and that could rattle the food chain ... even before they met our plastic trash.