This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (StudyFinds.org) – Plastic contamination is ...

Plastic pollution remains one of the world’s most challenging environmental problems. Plastic pollution has been found everywhere on Earth, from the highest mountain peaks to the deepest parts of the ...

Looking to decrease your consumption of microplastics? You should know that these foods and drinks have all been found to include more than their fair share.

Microplastics are found in the human brain, genitalia and even foetuses. We still haven't found out what exactly this is doing to our health, but scientists are already giving tips on how to reduce ...

Researchers say plastic pollution is undermining oceans’ role as key natural buffer against climate change. - Greenline ...

Scientists recommend filtered tap water and drinking from a stainless steel reusable bottle. In A Nutshell Switching to tap ...

Bottled water has long been marketed as the cleaner, safer alternative to what flows from the tap. New research is turning that assumption upside down, showing that some brands are laced with ...

People with plaque in the blood vessels of their neck have a higher amount of tiny plastic particles in those vessels compared to people with healthy arteries. This increase was significantly higher ...

In a recent review published in npj Parkinson's Disease, researchers reviewed emerging experimental and mechanistic evidence linking micro- and nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) to the pathogenesis of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DÜBENDORF, Switzerland (StudyFinds.org) – ...

In the shadowy underworld of soil, tiny plastic particles are lurking like molecular saboteurs. Researchers have long suspected they're sneaking into our crops, but the trail often goes cold fast. Why ...

New research finds that people are inhaling thousands of particles of plastic that "enter deep into our respiratory system" Getty Images Humans inhale nearly 70,000 pieces of plastic a day — and ...