Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Austin, Texas, has a growing microplastic problem in its soil and bodies of water. Danielle Zaleski, a student at the University ...

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A new Tel Aviv University study has uncovered alarming findings about the spread of microplastic particles in the marine food web. In recent years, numerous studies have examined the dangers of marine ...

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

By Claire Asher Plastic pollution is among the gravest environmental crises facing humanity. Plastic production since 1950 ...

Microplastics—the tiny particles of plastic shed when litter breaks down—are everywhere, from the deep sea to Mount Everest, and many researchers worry that they could harm human health. I am a ...

Here’s some bitter news to sip on. Microplastics are impossible to avoid, lurking in everything from the food you eat and the water you drink to the clothes you wear and the cosmetics you apply. Now, ...

A study published in the Interdisciplinary Environmental Review has assessed the presence of microplastics in drinking water sources in Southern India. The work provides new evidence of the spread of ...

Microplastics — the tiny pieces of plastic that range from the size of a sesame seed to microscopic particles –are increasingly showing up in our oceans, air and on our dinner plates, and this has ...

The microplastic problem has reached our pets’ food bowl. A new study of pet and wildlife foods sold in Britain found microplastics in most of the brands tested, including foods for cats, dogs, and ...

Microplastic pollution has become one of the defining environmental challenges of the Anthropocene because it does not stay ...

Marine microplastic levels in ocean water were associated with cognitive and other disabilities among people living in adjacent coastal counties, cross-sectional data showed. Across 218 coastal ...