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A study of about 250 patients in America, published in 2024 in the New England Journal of Medicine, linked the presence of ...

Plastics have also eased the world’s reliance on older materials, and on the living beings from which many of them came.

Researchers are learning that it doesn't take much for microplastic particles to make their way into our food and water.

Researchers did lab experiments and tested real plants, like corn, to see how the plastics entered the leaves. They found that the tiny plastic particles float in the air, land on the leaves, and ...

Microplastics might cause premature aging. New research suggests these small particles negatively impact cellular health.

Starch-based biodegradable plastics may cause organ damage and metabolic issues, raising concerns about their safety despite ...

Nankai University researchers have found that plant leaves can directly absorb microplastics (MPs) from the atmosphere, ...

Microplastics and the much smaller nanoplastics enter the human body in various ways, for example through food or the air we breathe. A large proportion is excreted, but a certain amount remains in ...

A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine panel is debating the health risks from microplastics and plans a ...

Food & Water Watch experts explain the dangers of microplastic pollution in our drinking water and our work toward regulations.

Gum chewing independently arose across different cultures and regions at different times, says Jennifer Mathews, an ...