Earlier this year, news came out about plastic cutting boards being named a “significant source of microplastics in human ...

Researchers revealed that people are breathing in small particles of plastic without even knowing about it.Research ...

Microplastics are not a new problem. But scientists are just beginning to understand their behavior and properties. By ...

A new durable, biodegradable plastic breaks down in seawater, offering a potential solution to microplastic pollution. This ...

Microplastics are everywhere—in our food, our water and even the air. Scientists and engineers around the world have developed all sorts of creative strategies to attempt to filter our these tiny ...

While photos of littered beaches and floating garbage patches are unsettling, perhaps the most problematic plastic is barely ...

Microplastics, phthalates, BPA and PFAS are all around us. What to know about these potentially toxic substances, how they ...

Ahead of urgent United Nations talks on reducing plastic pollution, new research holds a workout on a synthetic carpet could ...

Scientists discovered that microplastics act as ice nucleating particles in clouds, potentially influencing weather, climate, ...

Microplastics are found in clouds - and can change the way they work (Getty) Microplastics have already been found in the ...

Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) have developed a new durable plastic ...