Inside a New Mexico lab, researchers estimate there is five bottle caps worth of plastic in human brains. Now they are trying ...

Scientists have found plastic fragments can shed off cutting boards, takeout containers and even laminated paper cups with ...

Business Waste used the latest studies to create shocking images that illustrate how high levels of microplastic exposure can ...

Microplastics are building up in human brains, blood, reproductive organs, and more. A new study suggests you ingest more ...

You may not be able to escape microplastics, but you can fight back. Experts point to anthocyanins, compounds found in ...

A new study suggests that you could be ingesting thousands of microplastics every time you chew gum. This discovery comes ...

The elective medical industry is cashing in on plastic pollution fears, but the evidence of harm from microplastics is still ...

Microplastics are in our water, air and seafood. It's been recently discovered to be in chewing gum, too. Here's what to know ...

“Our initial hypothesis was that the synthetic gums would have a lot more microplastics because the base is a type of plastic ...

The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two ...

Researchers say microplastics are getting inside our bodies through what we eat and drink. While there are concerns that the ...

New research reveals that PET-based glitter microplastics can actively influence biomineralization processes in marine ...