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 ...

Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science In Japan may have found a solution. A team led by Takuzo Aida ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A new durable, biodegradable plastic breaks down in seawater, offering a potential solution to microplastic pollution. This ...

Microplastics, phthalates, BPA and PFAS are all around us. What to know about these potentially toxic substances, how they ...