Microplastics are floating in the air around us, surging through rivers and streams and burrowing deep into soils. And now, a ...

Microplastics are everywhere, even in our brains but experts explain how we can limit our exposure to these insidious ...

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Tap water and even bottled water contain microplastics. Installing a high-quality filter, such as a reverse osmosis system or ...

Plastics revolutionized medicine. But what we once saw as miraculous has now become a silent threat—one we can no longer ...

Researchers looked at samples from a field in Hartwood, North Lanarkshire, included in a UK-wide sewage sludge experiment ...

Compost applied to agricultural soils in Australia each year contains tonnes of microplastics, our research has revealed.

Scientists explain how to protect yourself beyond avoiding plastic bottles as increasing amounts of microplastics are found ...

Researchers were stunned to discover that bacteria's antimicrobial resistance is strengthened when exposed to plastic ...

A new study from researchers at Boston University found microplastics may play a role in the spread of drug-resistant ...

Plastic pollution has been highlighted as an environmental issue for several years. But experts are now researching whether it poses a potential danger to our health. Microplastics specifically are ...