Rice is also a hotspot for microplastics. A University of Queensland study found that for every half cup of rice, there are 3 ...

They’ve been found in your liver, blood, and even brain—microplastics are everywhere. While they’re nearly impossible to ...

A recent study has found that to-go coffee cups may release microplastics when hot beverages are in them. Find out how to ...

When tossing a load of laundry into the washer, the last thing on your mind is likely the amount of plastic washing out of your clothes or detergent. Yet, our clothing and the way we do laundry ...

The public is starting to understand that they can find microplastics in their food, particularly seafood, but exposure from other foods is far more common than most people realize. Studies have shown ...

A review of more than 140 studies found that many micro- and nanoplastics in bottled water don’t come from the water itself, ...

Dr. Amy Siuda and Dr. Shannon Gowans Research on microplastics is still getting off the ground, but Dr. Shannon Gowans is sure about one thing. “What we ...

Do you drink your daily coffee from a takeaway cup? This could result in you ingesting about 363,000microplastic particles a ...

Scientists question whether alarming reports of plastic particles in human organs are accurate or the result of laboratory contamination.

Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be quietly weakening one of Earth’s most powerful climate defenses.

With microplastics and nanoplastics present all over the globe, Northeast Ohio researchers overview human and animal studies ...