New Microplastics Research Center at PSU hopes to identify sources of pervasive, potentially dangerous pollution ...

Plastic pollution is seeping into the Earth, into wildlife, and into our bodies, and a new research review suggests tiny ...

Is it okay to store food in plastic bags in your freezer? Which foods have a lot of microplastics? This is what I tell my patients.

Microplastics are widely recognized as pollutants in oceans and waterways, but scientists are increasingly discovering that ...

New research represents the first combined analysis of microplastics in water, sediment and air around a major river system. It found significant quantities of microplastics trapped in riverbed ...

Prostate tumors contain more microplastics than healthy prostate tissue, researchers from New York University Langone Health ...

It is hard to believe that life can survive in Antarctica. Despite its harsh conditions, hardy flora and fauna do just that ...

We all know that staying hydrated is essential for our health, but what if the water we drink contains tiny pieces of plastic? Recent studies have revealed that microplastics are present in drinking ...

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 ...