From takeout containers and tea bags to bottled water, gum, and even cheese, these were the most-read microplastic stories of ...

Microplastics are turning up in oceans, soil, drinking water, and human tissue. Learn where they come from, why they matter, ...

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Daily exposure to microplastics may accelerate artery damage and heart disease, especially in men, a new study finds.

Learn how boiling water may be a simple solution to removing microplastics from drinking water.

Washing machines release massive amounts of microplastics into the environment, mostly from worn clothing fibers. Researchers ...

Scientists have detected microplastics in a variety of seafood products, with a recent study finding microplastics in nearly ...

Microplastics are no longer a distant environmental issue—they are part of daily life. These microscopic plastic particles ...

Compost piles are prepped for screening at the Tulare Lake Compost plant. Researchers say that natural fertilizers created from sewage sludge are an increasing source of wind-blown microplastics.

The tiny particles are widespread in waterbirds around the world. Now, research is finding them in neighborhood songbirds, ...

A research team has developed a process for the electrolytic treatment of wastewater that degrades microplastics at the source. A research team from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique ...