A contraption that skims litter from water has been put to the test in a city's river to check for microplastics. The seabin ...

Plastics have infiltrated every recess of the planet, including your lungs, kidneys and other sensitive organs. Scientists ...

Plastic pollution is a pressing issue that affects our environment in ways we can't even see! 🌍✨ Every tiny piece of plastic ...

A new study shows that microplastics are making their way into our brains, and that their concentrations are rising.

Microplastics were detected in almost every seafood sample found off the coast of the western U.S. in a recent study. The ...

People diagnosed with dementia have up to 10 times more microplastics present in their brains than those without the ...

Microplastics pose a threat to heart health, causing harmful changes in vascular cells and increasing the risk of ...

A new study found that the brain may contain higher levels of microplastics, equivalent to the amount found in a standard ...

Scientists tracked tiny pieces of microplastics as they moved through the brain blood vessels of mice. Some of them became ...

Tiny microplastics are making their way into the human brain, and new research suggests the problem is getting worse.

University of Waterloo researchers have pinpointed for the first time how microplastics accumulate in coral reefs, a key step ...

Monash researchers have developed a novel AI program to assist scientists in the global fight against the scourge of ...