Tiny fragments of microplastics are making their way deep inside our bodies in concerning quantities, significantly through ...

As the UN meets this week to finalize the Global Plastics Treaty, researchers warn that the agreement could fail to address ...

A trio of environmental researchers at the University of California, Riverside, has developed an AI-based application that ...

A coalition of 176 advocacy groups wants increased tracking to fill data gaps on the particles’ presence and danger to human ...

Ahead of urgent United Nations talks on reducing plastic pollution, new research holds a workout on a synthetic carpet could ...

How these tiny particles may harm our health is unclear, but scientists are alarmed by what they are finding so far ...

Growing research suggests microplastics are a major health risk and widespread in our drinking water. The EPA can and must ...

Algenesis submerged shoes made with its biodegradable polyurethane foam in the Pacific Ocean to demonstrate their ...

With less than 10% of global plastic recycled and the rest wreaking havoc on ecosystems, a team of Japanese scientists has created a biodegradable plastic that melts in salt water.

While photos of littered beaches and floating garbage patches are unsettling, perhaps the most problematic plastic is barely ...

With recent news that plastic cutting boards may be releasing microplastics into our foods, it’s time to swap to wood cutting ...

A new study from Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT) has uncovered worrying levels of microplastics in Dundalk Bay. The ...