Over the last 20 years, scientists have come to recognize microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) as a growing form of ...

Previous research links tiny plastic particles to a range of adverse health conditions but largely stops short of ...

The research, published in the BMC Genomics journal, showed that small particles of polyethylene terephthalate plastic, or ...

It isn’t exactly news that plastic is a problem, but just how quickly that problem is growing may shock you. According to a ...

Hot coffee in plastic cups may release thousands of microplastic particles, studies find, raising concerns about daily plastic exposure.

Plastic pollution is not just in oceans and soil. Scientists have now found enormous amounts of microscopic plastic floating ...

The reported releases of microplastics ranged from a few hundred particles to over 8 million particles per liter in a new ...

Scientists detect hidden plastic clouds hovering over Chinese cities - Previous studies have underestimated amount of plastic in atmosphere, scientists say ...

A new study analyzed atmospheric concentrations of microplastics and nanoplastics, and found that there are likely two to ...

New research suggests hot drinks in plastic-lined cups can release microplastics into what we drink, raising uncomfortable ...

Urban residents are breathing in considerably more plastic particles than previously thought, according to new research. The ...

A research team led by the Medical University of Vienna and the University of Vienna has investigated a possible link between ...