New evidence shows plant leaves absorb airborne microplastics, a previously overlooked route for the particles to enter crops ...

Water filters made from untreated wood can remove more than 99 per cent of particles, taking out many harmful bacteria and ...

It’s clear that microplastics, particularly those found in water and food sources, may be playing a more significant role in ...

A study of about 250 patients in America, published in 2024 in the New England Journal of Medicine, linked the presence of ...

Inside a New Mexico lab, researchers estimate there is five bottle caps worth of plastic in human brains. Now they are trying ...

Water filters, HEPA vacuums, and natural fiber clothing are some of the tools you can use to reduce your exposure to ...

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Department researchers published an article in Nature Medicine in late February ...

Recognising how microplastics find their way into packaging and the consequences they pose is essential for creating ...

Microplastics are everywhere - from the food we eat to the air we breathe. Could they be the next public health emergency?

Kitchen items—sponges, blenders, kettles—are abundant sources of microplastics that we all consume When Amy Lusher moved in with her partner, one of the first things she did was get rid of all the ...

You may not be able to escape microplastics, but you can fight back. Experts point to anthocyanins, compounds found in ...

A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine panel is debating the health risks from microplastics and plans a ...