Microplastic fibers from synthetic clothing have quietly become one of the most pervasive forms of pollution in rivers, ...

The Women's Institute, on behalf of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Microplastics , working in partnership with ...

Due to its minuscule size and its ease of scattering, glitter is more harmful than other sorts of microplastics.

Microplastics are turning up everywhere, from remote mountain tops to deep ocean trenches. They also are in many animals, including humans. The most common microplastics in the environment are ...

Bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay in Florida and Barataria Bay in Louisiana are exhaling microplastic fibers, according to our new research published in the journal PLOS One. A plastic microfiber ...

Plastic has become part of everyday life, but its benefits come with a serious cost. Cheap, durable plastics accumulate in landfills and spread through soil, rivers, and oceans.

While eliminating plastics entirely from our diets may be impossible, making some swaps can help reduce exposure ...

The comfort of your home kitchen might feel like one of the safest places to prepare a healthy meal. You're chopping ...

The research, published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials: Plastics, reviewed 89 studies published from 2010 to 2025.

A new study has, for the first time, recorded and measured just how fast microplastics move through the gut passage of a key ...

A single load of laundry can release several million microfibers. Here’s a few tips to keep your clothes from shedding this type of pollution. The most common microplastics in the environment are ...