"It's like needing the right-sized ticket to board a train." Scientists make alarming new discovery about the behavior of ...

Scientists in China have developed a biodegradable foam that they say can remove up to 99.9% of microplastics from water.

Microplastics, typically smaller than 5 millimeters, accumulate rapidly in the environment. Plastic products dominate global ...

Microplastics are fragments of plastic less than 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) across, which accumulate in the environment as a ...

Chinese researchers have developed a new method of extracting plastic particles from liquids. The success rate in the ...

Microplastics are increasingly contaminating our food supply and causing various health issues in Bengal, experts warn.

That's a big deal because, right now, the ocean is full of plastic trash. From food wrappers and discarded fishing gear, to ...

Lead exposure poses a more immediate and well-documented threat to human health compared to microplastics. In children, it ...

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

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

This undated photo provided by the Hawaii Wildlife Fund shows microplastics at the beach at Kamilo Point in Naalehu, Hawaii. ...