Plastic pollution is among the gravest environmental crises facing humanity. Plastic production since 1950 has exceeded 8,300 ...

Life on Earth isn't just about the flora and fauna anymore, microplastics have entered the equation deep enough to reach the ...

Debates over the presence of microplastics in the human body highlight the challenge of studying something simultaneously invisible to the naked eye and abundant. How do you detect plastic in a human ...

New research suggests naturally occurring microbes could help break down microplastics, offering a promising biological ...

Every few years, the tires on your car wear thin and need to be replaced. But where does that lost tire material go? The answer, unfortunately, is often waterways, where the tiny microplastic ...

Debates on plastic pollution have raged for decades, focused mainly on the visible pieces fouling the land and sea. But there is far less public attention on the tiny break-down particles of plastic ...

But how much plastic are we really breathing in? And should we be worried? A modelling study published in the journal Nature ...

Microplastics pollute our planet, raising questions about their impact on human health and the environment. This Q&A episode of Euronews Tech Talks sums up what science knows, and does not know, about ...

High levels of microplastics found in heart attack survivors - Smoking might make it easier for plastic particles to enter ...

Plastic pollution may be reaching the heart through the bloodstream, and people suffering the most severe form of heart ...

High levels of microplastics found in heart attack survivors - Smoking might make it easier for plastic particles to enter ...

Microplastics have become the focus of environmental health concerns due to the latest emerging studies on them. From the ...