Research has shown that microplastics can absorb and accumulate toxic chemicals, including persistent organic pollutants ...

Compost applied to agricultural soils in Australia each year contains tons of microplastics, our research has revealed. These ...

Mark Rowe reports on the failure to agree on an international treaty to limit plastic pollution and what our best hopes are ...

Microplastics get everywhere, and there’s increasing attention being paid to their potential effects on human health. It’s ...

Plastics revolutionized medicine. But what we once saw as miraculous has now become a silent threat—one we can no longer ...

Microplastics are floating in the air around us, surging through rivers and streams and burrowing deep into soils. And now, a ...

Boston University researchers discovered that microplastics bolster bacteria's antibiotic resistance. The tiny plastic fragments, omnipresent on Earth, facilitate bacterial biofilm creation, thwarting ...

Compost applied to agricultural soils in Australia each year contains tonnes of microplastics, our research has revealed.

Microplastics, found in everything from bottled water to meat, may be damaging our hearts, according to a new study.

A new study from researchers at Boston University found microplastics may play a role in the spread of drug-resistant ...

Microplastics are everywhere, even in our brains but experts explain how we can limit our exposure to these insidious ...