An expert review published in the Lancet in August called plastics a “grave, growing and underrecognised danger” to human and ...

Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’ ...

Researchers say some widely reported findings of microplastics in human organs may be false positives Critics warn rushed ...

Microplastics have shifted from an abstract pollution problem in distant oceans to a concrete health issue inside our own ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Small, degraded microplastics have already been found in placentas ...

Recent UAB Department of Genetics and Microbiology research has uncovered a worrying source of micro and nanoplastic (MNPL) pollution released from commonly used food packaging, particularly tea bags.

Smith, C. and Pramanik, S. (2026) A Pilot Study on How Microplastic Polluted Rainfall Infiltrates Commonly Eaten Leafy ...

The world’s reliance on plastic has many unseen consequences on human health, enabling fragments of micro- and nano-plastics — and the chemicals that they’re composed of — to proliferate throughout ...

Researchers find that tiny plastic particles increase the absorption of environmental arsenic and pesticides in lettuce and human intestinal cells, raising new safety concerns about plastic pollution.

Researchers have created a new two-layer membrane filtration system that can significantly reduce the amount of micro and ...

Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human intestinal cells absorb, according to two new studies from Rutgers Health ...