Some researchers have estimated that people consume between 39,000 and 52,000 microplastic particles each year. If we add how ...

Three percent of the larval fish caught for a 2017 study by researchers at Plymouth Marine Laboratory and the University of Plymouth had eaten microplastic fibers. PHOTOGRAPHED AT MARINE ...

A board of scientists has proposed a system to monitor microplastics in the Great Lakes. Currently, there’s no coordinated ...

Scientists are sounding the alarm bell on microplastic pollution within the Great Lakes of North America, raising concerns that the tiny pieces of human-made trash may be impacting the fish and other ...

Rhythmic clicks, grunts and roars fill the Año Nuevo Island Reserve in California, home to a large breeding colony of ...

A new study shows that humans who drink water from plastic bottles consume as many as 90,000 microplastic particles a year.

Kochi: While there have been studies on presence of microplastics in Kochi backwaters and in some fish species, a new study ...

Scientists with the International Joint Commission want to see a coordinated effort to monitor microplastic pollution in the lakes.

Find out how microplastics affect brain health and what steps can be taken to reduce their presence in your body.

To deal with microplastic pollution, it helps agencies to know what kind of plastic they’ve got on their hands.

Research from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has shown microplastic particles can attract heavy metals and chemical contaminants, which are then consumed by fish, birds and humans ...