Microplastics seem to be everywhere – in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat. They have turned up in ...

The world is in a "plastics crisis" amid concerns plastic production has risen more than 200 times since 1950 and will triple again by 2060, a report has warned. The report, published in the Lancet ...

The study said that once inhaled, microplastics and nanoplastics can carry additives, absorbed chemicals, and pathogens into ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The answer, unfortunately, is often waterways, where the tiny microplastic particles ...

Researchers observed that the plants grown with microplastics were 11 percent less likely to emerge from the soil, were smaller in size and were several days slower to produce flowers or ripen. The ...

Researchers in Xi’an found city air microplastics tripled after COVID-19, with masks and pollution driving fibers into lungs, ...

According to a new study, microplastics in the air in Xi'an city, China, more than tripled during the time period of their ...

Plastic pellets spilling into Texas waters aren't staying in Texas. They're floating south and ending up on Mexican beaches, according to a new study that tracked their movement using ocean modeling ...

A new four-year IAEA coordinated research project (CRP) will address microplastic pollution in seafood, and the findings will help improve global microplastic monitoring and enhance understanding of ...

New findings reveal Milan's airport operations release industrial chemicals, reshaping our understanding of aviation-related ...